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CVE-2017-20162

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.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.3, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts and limited availability for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from vercel organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2023, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2023-01-05T12:15:09.167

Last Modified

2025-11-03T22:15:43.633

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

6.8

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-1333
Type: Primary
CWE-1333

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	vercel	ms	< 2.0.0	Yes

References

https://github.com/vercel/ms/commit/caae2988ba2a37765d055c4eee63d383320ee662 Patch ([email protected])
https://github.com/vercel/ms/pull/89 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch ([email protected])
https://github.com/vercel/ms/releases/tag/2.0.0 Patch, Release Notes ([email protected])
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217451 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://vuldb.com/?id.217451 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/vercel/ms/commit/caae2988ba2a37765d055c4eee63d383320ee662 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/vercel/ms/pull/89 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/vercel/ms/releases/tag/2.0.0 Patch, Release Notes (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241108-0002/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217451 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://vuldb.com/?id.217451 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For vercel's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.