#VU98500 Resource exhaustion in Next.js - CVE-2024-47831

Vulnerability identifier: #VU98500

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-47831

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Next.js
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor: Zeit

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources within the image optimization feature. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Next.js: 10.0.0 - 10.0.9, 10.1.0 - 10.1.3, 10.2.0 - 10.2.3, 11.0.0 - 11.0.1, 11.1.0 - 11.1.4, 12.0.0 - 12.0.10, 12.1.0 - 12.1.6, 12.2.0 - 12.2.6, 12.3.0 - 12.3.4, 13.0.0 - 13.0.7, 13.1.0 - 13.1.6, 13.2.0 - 13.2.4, 13.3.0 - 13.3.4, 13.4.0 - 13.4.19, 13.5.0 - 13.5.7, 14.0.0 - 14.0.4, 14.1.0 - 14.1.4, 14.2.0 - 14.2.6

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External links
https://github.com/vercel/next.js/security/advisories/GHSA-g77x-44xx-532m

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.