ghsa-fjgf-rc76-4x9p
Vulnerability from github
Published
2025-07-17 21:01
Modified
2025-07-17 21:01
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
Multer vulnerable to Denial of Service via unhandled exception from malformed request
Details

Impact

A vulnerability in Multer versions >= 1.4.4-lts.1, < 2.0.2 allows an attacker to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending a malformed request. This request causes an unhandled exception, leading to a crash of the process.

Patches

Users should upgrade to 2.0.2

Workarounds

None

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "multer"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "1.4.4-lts.1"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.0.2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-7338"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-248"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-07-17T21:01:54Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-07-17T16:15:35Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\n\nA vulnerability in Multer versions \u003e= 1.4.4-lts.1, \u003c 2.0.2 allows an attacker to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending a malformed request. This request causes an unhandled exception, leading to a crash of the process.\n\n### Patches\n\nUsers should upgrade to `2.0.2`\n\n### Workarounds\n\nNone",
  "id": "GHSA-fjgf-rc76-4x9p",
  "modified": "2025-07-17T21:01:54Z",
  "published": "2025-07-17T21:01:54Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/expressjs/multer/security/advisories/GHSA-fjgf-rc76-4x9p"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7338"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/expressjs/multer/commit/adfeaf669f0e7fe953eab191a762164a452d143b"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/expressjs/multer"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Multer vulnerable to Denial of Service via unhandled exception from malformed request"
}


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