Is mongoose 5.13 vulnerable?

npm · 24 releases from 5.13.0 to 5.13.23 · latest mongoose is 9.11.4 · checked 2 Nov 2026

Yes: 3 known advisories

Yes. mongoose 5.13.23, the last 5.13 release, is affected by 3 known security advisories (1 critical, 1 high, 1 medium), including CVE-2025-23061, CVE-2026-42334, CVE-2026-73562. 4 more affect earlier 5.13.x releases. Upgrade to 6.13.10 or later to fix all of them.

Upgrade with:npm install mongoose@6.13.10

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Advisories affecting mongoose 5.13.23

  • MediumCVE-2026-73562GHSA-664h-wqgq-64gw24 Jul 2026

    Mongoose: Prototype pollution in mongoose update casting via __proto__-prefixed dotted path (Schema._getSchema/path getter)

    Affected
    <6.13.10 · >=7.0.0 <7.8.10 · >=8.0.0 <8.24.1 · >=9.0.0 <9.7.2
    Fixed in
    6.13.10, 7.8.10, 8.24.1, 9.7.2
  • HighCVE-2026-42334GHSA-wpg9-53fq-2r8h5 May 2026

    Mongoose's Improper Sanitization of $nor in sanitizeFilter May Allow NoSQL Injection

    Affected
    <6.13.9 · >=7.0.0 <7.8.9 · >=8.0.0 <8.22.1 · >=9.0.0 <9.1.6
    Fixed in
    6.13.9, 7.8.9, 8.22.1, 9.1.6
  • CriticalCVE-2025-23061GHSA-vg7j-7cwx-8wgw15 Jan 2025

    Mongoose search injection vulnerability

    Affected
    >=8.0.0-rc0 <8.9.5 · >=7.0.0-rc0 <7.8.4 · <6.13.6
    Fixed in
    6.13.6, 7.8.4, 8.9.5

Fixed within 5.13.x, affecting earlier releases

  • HighCVE-2024-53900GHSA-m7xq-9374-9rvx2 Dec 2024

    Mongoose search injection vulnerability

    Affected
    >=8.0.0-rc0 <8.8.3 · >=7.0.0-rc0 <7.8.3 · >=6.0.0-rc0 <6.13.5 · >=3.6.0-rc0 <5.13.23
    Fixed in
    5.13.23, 6.13.5, 7.8.3, 8.8.3
  • CriticalCVE-2023-3696GHSA-9m93-w8w6-76hh17 Jul 2023

    Mongoose Prototype Pollution vulnerability

    Affected
    >=7.0.0 <7.3.3 · >=6.0.0 <6.11.3 · <5.13.20
    Fixed in
    5.13.20, 6.11.3, 7.3.3
  • CriticalCVE-2022-24304GHSA-h8hf-x3f4-xwgp27 Aug 2022

    Mongoose Vulnerable to Prototype Pollution in Schema Object

    Affected
    >=6.0.0 <6.4.6 · <5.13.15
    Fixed in
    5.13.15, 6.4.6
  • HighCVE-2022-2564GHSA-f825-f98c-gj3g29 Jul 2022

    automattic/mongoose vulnerable to Prototype pollution via Schema.path

    Affected
    >=6.0.0 <6.4.6 · <5.13.15
    Fixed in
    5.13.15, 6.4.6

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