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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  - 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. (CVE-2025-48997)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
455366	Echo: multer: security update to 2.0.1	Tenable Cloud Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
455366	Echo: multer: security update to 2.0.1	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
427841	SCA: security update for multer (GHSA-g5hg-p3ph-g8qg)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
427841	SCA: security update for multer (GHSA-g5hg-p3ph-g8qg)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	high

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CVE-2025-48997

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