GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-q3w9-g74q-vp5f Denial of Service in express-fileupload

LOW Published 2020-09-03 Modified 2020-08-31 Official page ↗
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
express-fileupload
Severity
Low
Reviewed
2020-08-31

Affected packages

• npm express-fileupload: < 1.1.6-alpha.6 → fixed in 1.1.6-alpha.6 • npm express-fileupload: < 1.1.6-alpha.6 → fixed in 1.1.6-alpha.6 • npm express-fileupload: < 1.1.6-alpha.6 → fixed in 1.1.6-alpha.6 • npm express-fileupload: < 1.1.6-alpha.6 → fixed in 1.1.6-alpha.6 • npm express-fileupload: < 1.1.6-alpha.6 → fixed in 1.1.6-alpha.6

Description

Versions of `express-fileupload` prior to 1.1.6-alpha.6 are vulnerable to Denial of Service. The package causes server responses to be delayed (up to 30s in internal testing) if the request contains a large `filename` of `.` characters. Recommendation Upgrade to version 1.1.6-alpha.6 or later.

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