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CVE-2018-6184

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-6184 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in ZEIT Next.js versions prior to 4.2.3, specifically within the /_next request namespace. This flaw carries a high CVSS v3 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity to achieve high confidentiality impact, potentially allowing attackers to read arbitrary files. While not listed on the KEV catalog or showing active exploitation, public Nuclei templates exist for this vulnerability, and its FAUCET Risk Score of 94/100 suggests significant potential risk despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:zeit:next.js:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:zeit:next.js:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:zeit:next.js:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:zeit:next.js:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:zeit:next.js:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.06%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2018-6184 · Feb 16, 2023
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0906 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: nextFixed in: 4.2.3

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-m34x-wgrh-g897high

Directory traversal vulnerability in Next.js

Jan 24, 2018

References

github.com / zeit/next.js/releases/tag/4.2.3
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