CVE-2024-45590

moderate-risk
Published 2024-09-10

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.

Do I need to act?

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1.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Body-Parser

Affected Vendors

Openjsf

References (2)

Patch https://github.com/expressjs/body-parser/commit/b2695c4450f06ba3b0ccf48d872a229b...
Vendor Advisory https://github.com/expressjs/body-parser/security/advisories/GHSA-qwcr-r2fm-qrc7
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 4/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal