Answer in brief
CVE-2024-45590 records a High severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in body-parser vulnerable to denial of service when url encoding is enabled. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps body-parser (npm). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps body-parser (npm). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| body-parsernpm | >=0 <1.20.3 | 1.20.3 |
Published upstream
Sep 10, 2024
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 10, 2026
### Impact 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. ### Patches this issue is patched in 1.20.3 ### References
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