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

Weakness classification (CWE)

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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.