CVE-2025-47944
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.008 · 57 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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 2.0.0 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 2.0.0 to receive a patch. No known workarounds are available.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
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affected products (11)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-1388IBM App Connect Enterprise: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of ServiceDeutsch2025-06-24csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM App Connect Enterprise ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
- GHSA-4pg4-qvpc-4q3hMulter vulnerable to Denial of Service from maliciously crafted requests2025-05-19ghsa · osvUS
### Impact A vulnerability in Multer versions >=1.4.4-lts.1 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. ### Patches Users should upgrade to `2.0.0` ### Workarounds None ### References - https://github.com/expressjs/multer/issues/1176 - https://github.com/expressjs/multer/commit/2c8505f207d923dd8de13a9f93a4563e59933665
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references (10)
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- https://github.com/expressjs/multer/commit/2c8505f207d923dd8de13a9f93a4563e59933665cnnvd
- https://github.com/expressjs/multer/issues/1176cnnvd
- https://github.com/expressjs/multer/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/expressjs/multer/security/advisories/GHSA-4pg4-qvpc-4q3hcnnvd
- https://github.com/expressjs/multer/commit/2c8505f207d923dd8de13a9f93a4563e59933665enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/expressjs/multer/issues/1176enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/expressjs/multer/security/advisories/GHSA-4pg4-qvpc-4q3henisa_euvd
- https://github.com/expressjs/multer/commit/2c8505f207d923dd8de13a9f93a4563e59933665nvd
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