CVE-2025-23061

moderate-risk

Published 2025-01-15

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.

Do I need to act?

55.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — higher than 44% of all CVEs

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 9.0/10 Critical

NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Mongoose

Affected Vendors

Mongoosejs

References (4)

Release Notes https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md

Patch https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/commit/64a9f9706f2428c49e0cfb8e223065acc6...

Release Notes https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/8.9.5

Product https://www.npmjs.com/package/mongoose?activeTab=versions

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moderate-risk

Severity 26/34 · High

Exploitability 18/34 · Moderate

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal