CVE-2025-23061

Mongoose before 8.9.5 can improperly use a nested $where filter with a populate() match, leading to search injection. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-53900.

CVSS v3 9.0 CRITICAL

9.0^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md	Release Notes
https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/commit/64a9f9706f2428c49e0cfb8e223065acc645f7bc	Patch
https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/8.9.5	Release Notes
https://www.npmjs.com/package/mongoose?activeTab=versions	Product

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mongoosejs:mongoose::::::node.js::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mongoosejs:mongoose::::::node.js::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mongoosejs:mongoose::::::node.js::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-01-15 05:15

Updated : 2025-10-31 18:56

NVD link : CVE-2025-23061

Mitre link : CVE-2025-23061

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-23061

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mongoosejs

mongoose

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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