CVE-2025-48997

HIGH EPSS 28.6%
Published Jun 3, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.7 CVSS 4.0
High
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Published Jun 3, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.7
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
28.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-248

References 4

  • github.com https://github.com/expressjs/multer/commit/35a3272b611945155e046dd5cef11088587635e9
  • github.com https://github.com/expressjs/multer/issues/1233
  • github.com https://github.com/expressjs/multer/pull/1256
  • github.com https://github.com/expressjs/multer/security/advisories/GHSA-g5hg-p3ph-g8qg

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.