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Usage of unsafe random function in form-data for choosing boundary

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Use of Insufficiently Random Values vulnerability in form-data allows HTTP Parameter Pollution (HPP). This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/form_data.Js. This issue affects form-data: < 2.5.4, 3.0.0 - 3.0.3, 4.0.0 - 4.0.3.

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CVEs
CVE-2025-7783
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3 Nov 2026, 16:49 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Usage of unsafe random function in form-data for choosing boundary

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Jul 2025, 16:34 UTC

Use of Insufficiently Random Values vulnerability in form-data allows HTTP Parameter Pollution (HPP). This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/form_data.Js. This issue affects form-data: < 2.5.4, 3.0.0 - 3.0.3, 4.0.0 - 4.0.3.

osv:CVE-2025-7783
Complete source record
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    "summary": "Use of Insufficiently Random Values vulnerability in form-data allows HTTP Parameter Pollution (HPP). This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/form_data.Js. This issue affects form-data: < 2.5.4, 3.0.0 - 3.0.3, 4.0.0 - 4.0.3.",
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