CVE-2025-55173: vercel next.js Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-55173 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in vercel next.js. EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1Timeline
- 29-08-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 02-09-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Next.js is a React framework for building full-stack web applications. In versions before 14.2.31 and from 15.0.0 to before 15.4.5, Next.js Image Optimization is vulnerable to content injection. The issue allowed attacker-controlled external image sources to trigger file downloads with arbitrary content and filenames under specific configurations. This behavior could be abused for phishing or malicious file delivery. This vulnerability has been fixed in Next.js versions 14.2.31 and 15.4.5.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- OSV · NpmEcosystem advisory · calculated4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- NVDNIST4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.60%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
48%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.05 pp
From 0.55% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Chainguard3 products
- jitsucom-jitsu< 2.11.0-r1
- jitsucom-jitsu-console< 2.11.0-r1
- jitsucom-jitsu-rotor< 2.11.0-r1
Wolfi3 products
- jitsucom-jitsu< 2.11.0-r1
- jitsucom-jitsu-console< 2.11.0-r1
- jitsucom-jitsu-rotor< 2.11.0-r1
Npm1 product
- next≥ 0.9.9, < 14.2.31 | ≥ 15.0.0, < 15.4.5
Vercel1 product
- next.js< 14.2.31 | ≥ 15.0.0, < 15.4.5
4 vendors · 8 products
References
7 links- github.com/vercel/next.js/security/advisories/GHSA-xv57-4mr9-wg8vX Refsource CONFIRMAdvisoryWEBVendor Advisory
- github.com/vercel/next.js/commit/6b12c60c61ee80cb0443ccd20de82ca9b4422dddX Refsource MISCFIXWEBPatch
- github.com/vercel/next.jsPACKAGE