CVE-2025-7338

high

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 2.0.2 allows an attacker to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending a malformed multi-part upload request. This request causes an unhandled exception, leading to a crash of the process. Users should upgrade to version 2.0.2 to receive a patch. No known workarounds are available.

References

https://github.com/expressjs/multer/security/advisories/GHSA-fjgf-rc76-4x9p

https://github.com/expressjs/multer/commit/adfeaf669f0e7fe953eab191a762164a452d143b

https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-07-17

Updated: 2025-07-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00038