CriticalGHSA-vg7j-7cwx-8wgwBIT-mongoose-2025-23061CVE-2025-23061

Mongoose search injection vulnerability

Published 15 Jan 2025 · Updated 3 Oct 2025

Affected packages

mongoosenpm

Affected: >=8.0.0-rc0 <8.9.5
Fixed in: 8.9.5

Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:npm install mongoose@8.9.5

mongoosenpm

Affected: >=7.0.0-rc0 <7.8.4
Fixed in: 7.8.4

Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:npm install mongoose@7.8.4

mongoosenpm

Affected: <6.13.6
Fixed in: 6.13.6

Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:npm install mongoose@6.13.6

Details

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.

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References

Advisory data from OSV.dev (opens OSV.dev in a new tab), refreshed daily.