CVE-2025-23061

EUVD-2025-0106
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.
Code Injection
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
9 CRITICAL
NETWORK
HIGH
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
mitreCNA
9 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 98%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
mongoosejsmongoose
𝑥
< 6.13.6
mongoosejsmongoose
7.0.0 ≤
𝑥
< 7.8.4
mongoosejsmongoose
8.0.0 ≤
𝑥
< 8.9.5
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/commit/64a9f9706f2428c49e0cfb8e223065acc645f7bc
https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/8.9.5
https://www.npmjs.com/package/mongoose?activeTab=versions