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.
History

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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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.
Title Multer vulnerable to Denial of Service via unhandled exception from malformed request
Weaknesses CWE-248
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: openjs

Published: 2025-07-17T15:26:45.427Z

Updated: 2025-07-17T16:48:43.154Z

Reserved: 2025-07-07T20:01:12.534Z

Link: CVE-2025-7338

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-07-17T16:48:38.891Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-07-17T16:15:35.227

Modified: 2025-07-17T21:15:50.197

Link: CVE-2025-7338

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-07-17T15:26:45Z

Links: CVE-2025-7338 - Bugzilla