CVE-2025-55173 | Next.js Content Injection Vulnerability for Image Optimization

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.

Published: 2025-08-29 Last update: 2025-09-08 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-55173 is rated Moderate Risk (42.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.69%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-55173

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-25 0.52% 0.69% +0.17%
2 2026-05-15 0.33% 0.52% +0.19%
3 2026-05-13 0.33%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-55173

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-55173

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-55173

GHSA-xv57-4mr9-wg8v · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: npm — Next.js Content Injection Vulnerability for Image Optimization

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-55173

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-55173

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-55173

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vercel next.js < 14.2.31 cpe:2.3:a:vercel:next.js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
vercel next.js >= 15.0.0, < 15.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:vercel:next.js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

References for CVE-2025-55173

cvelogic Threat Intelligence