CVE-2017-20162

4.3 MEDIUM
Published: January 05, 2023 Modified: November 03, 2025

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in vercel ms up to 1.x. This issue affects the function parse of the file index.js. The manipulation of the argument str leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.0.0 is able to address this issue. The patch is named caae2988ba2a37765d055c4eee63d383320ee662. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217451.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/vercel/ms/pull/89
Source: cna@vuldb.com
Exploit Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/vercel/ms/releases/tag/2.0.0
Source: cna@vuldb.com
Patch Release Notes
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217451
Source: cna@vuldb.com
Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.217451
Source: cna@vuldb.com
Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/vercel/ms/pull/89
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/vercel/ms/releases/tag/2.0.0
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Release Notes
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241108-0002/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217451
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.217451
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required Third Party Advisory

11 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
4.3 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
21th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

vercel