CVE-2025-48997

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.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/expressjs/multer/commit/35a3272b611945155e046dd5cef11088587635e9
https://github.com/expressjs/multer/issues/1233
https://github.com/expressjs/multer/pull/1256
https://github.com/expressjs/multer/security/advisories/GHSA-g5hg-p3ph-g8qg

Configurations

No configuration.

History

04 Jun 2025, 14:54

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-06-03 19:15

Updated : 2025-06-04 14:54

NVD link : CVE-2025-48997

Mitre link : CVE-2025-48997

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-48997

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-248

Uncaught Exception

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