CVE-2024-45590

HIGH LAB

body-parser < 1.20.3 - Denial of Service via URL Encoding

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2024-45590. PoCs published by Evillm, dhruvik-git.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional exploit PoC for CVE-2024-45590, demonstrating unauthenticated RCE via arbitrary file upload in a vulnerable WordPress plugin. The PoC includes a Dockerized environment for testing and a Python-based scanner that uploads a PHP shell and executes commands.

Description

body-parser is Node.js body parsing middleware. body-parser <1.20.3 is vulnerable to denial of service when url encoding is enabled. A malicious actor using a specially crafted payload could flood the server with a large number of requests, resulting in denial of service. This issue is patched in 1.20.3.

Exploits (2)

nomisec WORKING POC
by Evillm · poc
https://github.com/Evillm/CVE-2024-45590-PoC

This repository contains a functional exploit PoC for CVE-2024-45590, demonstrating unauthenticated RCE via arbitrary file upload in a vulnerable WordPress plugin. The PoC includes a Dockerized environment for testing and a Python-based scanner that uploads a PHP shell and executes commands.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WordPress Plugin (vulnerable-plugin)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable WordPress plugin endpoint · Network connectivity to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC
by dhruvik-git · poc
https://github.com/dhruvik-git/CVE-2024-45590

This repository contains a functional exploit PoC for CVE-2024-45590, which targets a vulnerability likely related to JSON or form data parsing. The script sends deeply nested or large payloads to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Unknown (likely a web application or API)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target API endpoint
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0154
EPSS Percentile 81.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-405
Status published
Products (2)
npm/body-parser 0 - 1.20.3npm
openjsf/body-parser < 1.20.3
Published Sep 10, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026