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GHSA-9gr3-7897-pp7m

HIGH

XSS in Image Optimization API for Next.js

Also known asCVE-2021-39178
Published
Sep 1, 2021
Updated
Mar 13, 2026
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
1.1%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk62th percentile+0.44%
0.10%0.61%1.13%1.64%0.6%1.1%Dec 25Apr 26Jun 26

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Blast Radius

1 pkg affected

Weekly download volume for affected packages — a proxy for how broadly this vulnerability is deployed.

nextnpm
43.2Mdownloads / week

Description

Impact

  • Affected: All of the following must be true to be affected
    • Next.js between version 10.0.0 and 11.1.0
    • The next.config.js file has images.domains array assigned
    • The image host assigned in images.domains allows user-provided SVG
  • Not affected: The next.config.js file has images.loader assigned to something other than default
  • Not affected: Deployments on Vercel are not affected

Patches

Next.js v11.1.1

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
📦npmnext10.0.0&&< 11.1.111.1.1

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for next. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

  2. Fix

    Update next to 11.1.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-9gr3-7897-pp7m is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-9gr3-7897-pp7m is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-9gr3-7897-pp7m. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

### Impact - **Affected:** All of the following must be true to be affected - Next.js between version 10.0.0 and 11.1.0 - The `next.config.js` file has [`images.domains`](https://nextjs.org/docs/basic-features/image-optimization#domains) array assigned - The image host assigned in [`images.domains`](https://nextjs.org/docs/basic-features/image-optimization#domains) allows user-provided SVG - **Not affected**: The `next.config.js` file has [`images.loader`](https://nextjs.org/docs/basic-features/image-optimization#loader) assigned to something other than default - **Not affected**:
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-9gr3-7897-pp7m in your dependencies?

O3 detects GHSA-9gr3-7897-pp7m across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.