CVE-2025-48997 (GCVE-0-2025-48997)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-03 18:21 – Updated: 2025-06-03 18:30
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Summary
Multer is a node.js middleware for handling `multipart/form-data`. A vulnerability that is present starting in version 1.4.4-lts.1 and prior to version 2.0.1 allows an attacker to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending an upload file request with an empty string field name. This request causes an unhandled exception, leading to a crash of the process. Users should upgrade to `2.0.1` to receive a patch. No known workarounds are available.
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8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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expressjs multer Affected: >= 1.4.4-lts.1, < 2.0.1
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