PT-2022-16593 · Mongoose · Mongoose

Published 2022-08-27 · Updated 2022-08-27 · CVE-2022-24304

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mongoose (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns a Prototype Pollution vulnerability in the Schema.path() function, allowing modification of the Object prototype. This could lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. The vulnerability may also be exploited for other types of attacks, such as Remote Code Execution or Property Injection.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Prototype Pollution

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-1321

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-24304

GHSA-H8HF-X3F4-XWGP

Affected Products

Mongoose

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-h8hf-x3f4-xwgp · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24304 · Security Note
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/blob/51e758541763b6f14569744ced15cc23ab8b50c6/lib/schema.js#L88-L141 · Note
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/issues/12085 · Note
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/commit/a45cfb6b0ce0067ae9794cfa80f7917e1fb3c6f8 · Note
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/commit/6a197316564742c0422309e1b5fecfa4faec126e · Note
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/055be524-9296-4b2f-b68d-6d5b810d1ddd · Note