CVE-2024-29409
MEDIUMCVE-2024-29409 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.5) Code Injection vulnerability in @nestjs/common. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2024-29409 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
nest allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the Content-Type header
Blast Radius
Weekly download volume for affected packages — a proxy for how broadly this vulnerability is deployed.
@nestjs/commonnpmDescription
File Upload vulnerability in nestjs nest v.10.3.2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the Content-Type header.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | @nestjs/common | ≥ 11.0.0-next.1&&< 11.0.16 | 11.0.16 |
| 📦npm | @nestjs/common | all versions | 10.4.16 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for @nestjs/common. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update @nestjs/common to 11.0.16 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-29409 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2024-29409 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to CVE-2024-29409. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2024-29409 in your dependencies?
O3 detects CVE-2024-29409 across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.