CVE-2025-47935
HIGHNPM Multer < 2.0.0 - Memory Leak
Title source: ruleDescription
Multer is a node.js middleware for handling `multipart/form-data`. Versions prior to 2.0.0 are vulnerable to a resource exhaustion and memory leak issue due to improper stream handling. When the HTTP request stream emits an error, the internal `busboy` stream is not closed, violating Node.js stream safety guidance. This leads to unclosed streams accumulating over time, consuming memory and file descriptors. Under sustained or repeated failure conditions, this can result in denial of service, requiring manual server restarts to recover. All users of Multer handling file uploads are potentially impacted. Users should upgrade to 2.0.0 to receive a patch. No known workarounds are available.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
14.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-401
Status
draft
Affected Products (1)
npm/multer
< 2.0.0npm
Timeline
Published
May 19, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026