CVE-2023-25576
@fastify/multipart vulnerable to DoS due to unlimited number of parts
@fastify/multipart is a Fastify plugin to parse the multipart content-type. Prior to versions 7.4.1 and 6.0.1, @fastify/multipart may experience denial of service due to a number of situations in which an unlimited number of parts are accepted. This includes the multipart body parser accepting an unlimited number of file parts, the multipart body parser accepting an unlimited number of field parts, and the multipart body parser accepting an unlimited number of empty parts as field parts. This is fixed in v7.4.1 (for Fastify v4.x) and v6.0.1 (for Fastify v3.x). There are no known workarounds.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.5
@fastify/multipart vulnerable to DoS due to unlimited number of parts
@fastify/multipart is a Fastify plugin to parse the multipart content-type. Prior to versions 7.4.1 and 6.0.1, @fastify/multipart may experience denial of service due to a number of situations in which an unlimited number of parts are accepted. This includes the multipart body parser accepting an unlimited number of file parts, the multipart body parser accepting an unlimited number of field parts, and the multipart body parser accepting an unlimited number of empty parts as field parts. This is fixed in v7.4.1 (for Fastify v4.x) and v6.0.1 (for Fastify v3.x). There are no known workarounds.
- Record
CVE-2023-25576- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-0723
7.5
@fastify/multipart is a Fastify plugin to parse the multipart content-type. Prior to versions 7.4.1 and 6.0.1, @fastify/multipart may experience denial of service due to a number of situations in which an unlimited number of parts are accepted. This includes the multipart body parser accepting an unlimited number of file parts, the multipart body parser accepting an unlimited number of field parts, and the multipart body parser accepting an unlimited number of empty parts as field parts. This is fixed in v7.4.1 (for Fastify v4.x) and v6.0.1 (for Fastify v3.x). There are no known workarounds.
- Record
EUVD-2023-0723- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hpp2-2cr5-pf6g
7.5
Denial of service due to unlimited number of parts
Impact
- The multipart body parser accepts an unlimited number of file parts.
- The multipart body parser accepts an unlimited number of field parts.
- The multipart body parser accepts an unlimited number of empty parts as field parts.
Patches
This is fixed in v7.4.1 (for Fastify v4.x) and v6.0.1 (for Fastify v3.x).
Workarounds
There are no known workaround.
References
Reported at https://hackerone.com/reports/1816195.
- Record
GHSA-hpp2-2cr5-pf6g- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.5
@fastify/multipart is a Fastify plugin to parse the multipart content-type. Prior to versions 7.4.1 and 6.0.1, @fastify/multipart may experience denial of service due to a number of situations in which an unlimited number of parts are accepted. This includes the multipart body parser accepting an unlimited number of file parts, the multipart body parser accepting an unlimited number of field parts, and the multipart body parser accepting an unlimited number of empty parts as field parts. This is fixed in v7.4.1 (for Fastify v4.x) and v6.0.1 (for Fastify v3.x). There are no known workarounds.
- Record
CVE-2023-25576- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
@fastify/multipart vulnerable to DoS due to unlimited number of parts
@fastify/multipart is a Fastify plugin to parse the multipart content-type. Prior to versions 7.4.1 and 6.0.1, @fastify/multipart may experience denial of service due to a number of situations in which an unlimited number of parts are accepted. This includes the multipart body parser accepting an unlimited number of file parts, the multipart body parser accepting an unlimited number of field parts, and the multipart body parser accepting an unlimited number of empty parts as field parts. This is fixed in v7.4.1 (for Fastify v4.x) and v6.0.1 (for Fastify v3.x). There are no known workarounds.
- Record
CVE-2023-25576- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hpp2-2cr5-pf6g
7.5
Denial of service due to unlimited number of parts
Impact
- The multipart body parser accepts an unlimited number of file parts.
- The multipart body parser accepts an unlimited number of field parts.
- The multipart body parser accepts an unlimited number of empty parts as field parts.
Patches
This is fixed in v7.4.1 (for Fastify v4.x) and v6.0.1 (for Fastify v3.x).
Workarounds
There are no known workaround.
References
Reported at https://hackerone.com/reports/1816195.
- Record
GHSA-hpp2-2cr5-pf6g- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
@fastify/multipartnpm |
before 6.0.1 | 6.0.1 |
@fastify/multipartnpm |
7.0.0 up to 7.4.1 | 7.4.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-25576 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Fastify Fastify-multipart, published February 14, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.46%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in @fastify/multipart 6.0.1.
References
github.com/fastify/fastify-multipart/security/advisories/GHSA-hpp2-2cr5-pf6g
github.com/fastify/fastify-multipart/commit/85be81bedf5b29cfd9fe3efc30fb5a17173c1297
hackerone.com/reports/1816195
github.com/fastify/fastify-multipart/releases/tag/v6.0.1
github.com/fastify/fastify-multipart/releases/tag/v7.4.1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25576
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hpp2-2cr5-pf6g
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/25xxx/CVE-2023-25576.json
github.com/fastify/fastify-multipart