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Mongoose search injection vulnerability

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jan 15, 2025 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 17, 2025

Package

npm mongoose (npm)

Affected versions

>= 8.0.0-rc0, < 8.9.5
>= 7.0.0-rc0, < 7.8.4
< 6.13.6

Patched versions

8.9.5
7.8.4
6.13.6

Description

Mongoose versions prior to 8.9.5, 7.8.4, and 6.13.6 are vulnerable to improper use of the $where operator. This vulnerability arises from the ability of the $where clause to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in MongoDB queries, potentially leading to code injection attacks and unauthorized access or manipulation of database data.

NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-53900.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jan 15, 2025
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jan 15, 2025
Reviewed Jan 16, 2025
Last updated Jan 17, 2025

Severity

Critical

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

0.045%
(18th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2025-23061

GHSA ID

GHSA-vg7j-7cwx-8wgw

Source code

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