CVE-2018-6184
Directory traversal vulnerability in Next.js
ZEIT Next.js 4 before 4.2.3 has Directory Traversal under the /_next request namespace.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
ZEIT Next.js 4 before 4.2.3 has Directory Traversal under the /_next request namespace.
- Record
CVE-2018-6184- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ZEIT Next.js 4 before 4.2.3 has Directory Traversal under the /_next request namespace.
- Record
CVE-2018-6184- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0160 No score
ZEIT Next.js 4 before 4.2.3 has Directory Traversal under the /_next request namespace.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0160- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m34x-wgrh-g897
Directory traversal vulnerability in Next.js
Next.js 4 before 4.2.3 has Directory Traversal under the /_next request namespace.
- Record
GHSA-m34x-wgrh-g897- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
ZEIT Next.js 4 before 4.2.3 has Directory Traversal under the /_next request namespace.
- Record
CVE-2018-6184- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-m34x-wgrh-g897
Directory traversal vulnerability in Next.js
Next.js 4 before 4.2.3 has Directory Traversal under the /_next request namespace.
- Record
GHSA-m34x-wgrh-g897- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
nextnpm |
1.0.0 up to 4.2.3 | 4.2.3 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | Zeit Next.js < 4.2.3 - Local File Inclusion |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-6184 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Zeit Next.js, published January 24, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.06%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in next 4.2.3.