CVE-2020-7699

critical

Description

This affects the package express-fileupload before 1.1.8. If the parseNested option is enabled, sending a corrupt HTTP request can lead to denial of service or arbitrary code execution.

References

https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-EXPRESSFILEUPLOAD-595969

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200821-0003/

https://github.com/richardgirges/express-fileupload/issues/236

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-07-30

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.02269