Resource exhaustion in Aarondoran Servify-Express
CVE-2025-67731
Servify Express is a Node.js package to start an Express server and log the port it's running on. Prior to 1.2, the Express server used express.json() without a size limit, which could allow attackers to send extremely large request bodies. This can cause excessive memory usage, degraded performance, or process crashes, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS). Any application using the JSON parser without limits and exposed to untrusted clients is affected. The issue is not a flaw in Express itself, but in configuration. This issue is fixed in version 1.2. To work around, consider adding a limit option to the JSON parser, rate limiting at the application or reverse-proxy level, rejecting unusually large requests before parsing, or using a reverse proxy (such as NGINX) to enforce maximum request body sizes.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.004 (27.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Aarondoran Servify-express — versions < 1.2
- Servify-express.js Servify_express
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Product, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-67731?
- CVE-2025-67731 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aarondoran Servify-Express, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-12-12.
- How severe is CVE-2025-67731?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.