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GHSA-g5hg-p3ph-g8qg
No affected components available
Impact
A vulnerability in Multer versions >=1.4.4-lts.1, <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.
Patches
Users should upgrade to 2.0.1
Workarounds
None
References
https://github.com/expressjs/multer/commit/35a3272b611945155e046dd5cef11088587635e9 https://github.com/expressjs/multer/issues/1233 https://github.com/expressjs/multer/pull/1256
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability.
Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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