[pkg-vuln] CVE-2026-111181 in body-parser@1.20.8 #1452

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kert · 2026-11-03T06:02:11Z

kert commented

2026-11-03 06:02:11 +00:00

Severity: HIGH
Package: body-parser @ 1.20.8
Fixed in: 2.4.0, 1.20.9

body-parser is body parsing middleware for Node.js and Express. In versions before 1.20.9 and in versions from 2.0.0 before 2.4.0, a single request can crash any application using body-parser with default options. When a request carries a Content-Encoding such as gzip, body-parser pipes it into a decompression stream and, after reading the body, leaves that stream with no error listener. A payload of one valid compressed frame followed by trailing bytes decodes and the application responds norma

Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111181

**Severity:** HIGH **Package:** `body-parser` @ `1.20.8` **Fixed in:** `2.4.0, 1.20.9` body-parser is body parsing middleware for Node.js and Express. In versions before 1.20.9 and in versions from 2.0.0 before 2.4.0, a single request can crash any application using body-parser with default options. When a request carries a Content-Encoding such as gzip, body-parser pipes it into a decompression stream and, after reading the body, leaves that stream with no error listener. A payload of one valid compressed frame followed by trailing bytes decodes and the application responds norma **Reference:** https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111181

kert added this to the P21: Package Supply Chain — inventory, mirrors, drift, vuln scanning milestone 2026-11-03 06:02:11 +00:00

kert added the ci quality labels 2026-11-03 06:02:11 +00:00

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Reference: homelab/stack#1452