CVE-2025-23061 json
Mongoose search injection vulnerability
published last yr. modified last mo. also BIT-mongoose-2025-23061 , EUVD-2025-0106 , GHSA-vg7j-7cwx-8wgw
- cvss
- 9.0
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 7.2%
- EPSS 7.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- npm mongoose 6.13.6, 7.8.4, 8.9.5
- bitnami mongoose 6.13.6, 7.8.4, 8.9.5
- mongoosejs Mongoose 6.13.6, 7.8.4, 8.9.5
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Check with FencerCISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
7.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template Mongoose - NoSQL Injection nuclei detection template
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 9.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 9.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | mongoose | >=8.0.0-rc0, <8.9.5 >=7.0.0-rc0, <7.8.4 <6.13.6 |
8.9.5 7.8.4 6.13.6 |
| bitnami | mongoose | >=6.0.0, <6.13.6 >=7.0.0, <7.8.4 >=8.0.0, <8.9.5 |
6.13.6 7.8.4 8.9.5 |
Affected products
- mongoosejs Mongoose
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
-
github.com
/Automattic/mongoose/commit/64a9f9706f2428c49e0cfb8e223065acc645f7bc
web, patch
-
npmjs.com
/package/mongoose?activeTab=versions
web, product
-
github.com
/Automattic/mongoose/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
web, release-notes, article
-
github.com
/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/8.9.5
web, release-notes, article
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23061
advisory, web
-
github.com
/Automattic/mongoose
package
-
github.com
/Automattic/mongoose/compare/6.13.5...6.13.6
web
-
github.com
/Automattic/mongoose/compare/7.8.3...7.8.4
web
-
github.com
/Automattic/mongoose/compare/8.9.4...8.9.5
web
-
github.com
/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/6.13.6
web
-
github.com
/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/7.8.4
web
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-m7xq-9374-9rvx
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-23061
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-vg7j-7cwx-8wgw
- NVD CVE-2025-23061
- OSV BIT-mongoose-2025-23061
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