Multer vulnerable to Denial of Service via unhandled exception from malformed request
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-248.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| expressjs | multer | 1.4.4-lts.1 to before 2.0.2 | 2.0.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | multer (npm) | 1.4.4-lts.1 to before 2.0.2 | 2.0.2 | Patch available | GHSA-fjgf-rc76-4x9p |
- multer Vendorexpressjs Affected 1.4.4-lts.1 to before 2.0.2 Fixed in 2.0.2 Patch available CNA
- multer (npm) Vendor— Affected 1.4.4-lts.1 to before 2.0.2 Fixed in 2.0.2 Patch available GHSA-fjgf-rc76-4x9p
Remediation
- Fix · CNA multer (expressjs) Fixed in 2.0.2
- Fix · GHSA-fjgf-rc76-4x9p multer (npm) Fixed in 2.0.2 Advisory →
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2025:14767 Released 2025-08-27 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Developer Hub 1.6.4 release.
- Red Hat Developer Hub 1.6 registry.redhat.io/rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9
- RHSA-2025:14090 Released 2025-08-19 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Developer Hub 1.7.0 release.
- Red Hat Developer Hub 1.7 registry.redhat.io/rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhdh/rhdh-rhel9-operator
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Serverless | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Developer Hub 1.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:14767 |
| Red Hat Developer Hub 1.7 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:14090 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Developer Hub 1
- Red Hat Developer Hub 1.6
- Red Hat Developer Hub 1.7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-7338
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fjgf-rc76-4x9p
- 2026-10-27 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
More expressjs vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-08602 Open redirect in expressjs express CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.7
- TI-2026-03033 Multer vulnerable to Denial of Service via uncontrolled recursion CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-02853 Multer vulnerable to Denial of Service via incomplete cleanup CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-01995 Multer vulnerable to Denial of Service via resource exhaustion CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-31125 Multer vulnerable to Denial of Service via unhandled exception CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-30337 Multer vulnerable to Denial of Service from maliciously crafted requests CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-7338 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-7338 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fjgf-rc76-4x9p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-7338 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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