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CVE-2025-48997 Multer is a node.js middleware for handling `multipart/form-data`

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 2.0.1 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.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
multer 1.4 1.4.4-lts.1 → < 2.0.1 2.0.1

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