PT-2025-4802 · Mongoose · Mongoose

Published 2025-01-20 · Updated 2025-05-16 · CVE-2025-2306

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description The Mongoose library is affected by a flaw that exposes millions of downloads to search injection. This issue arises from the improper handling of nested $where filters with populate() match, allowing attackers to manipulate search results and potentially gain unauthorized access.

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

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-2306

Affected Products

Mongoose

References · 11

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2306 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/the_yellow_fall/status/1881160629802909930 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1923434480565617149 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/zoomeye_team/status/1881186770488090742 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/Dinosn/status/1881195913177403863 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/byt3n33dl3/status/1881226066666389905 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/fridaysecurity/status/1881162239442575377 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/pentestingnews/55456 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/122516 · Telegram Post
• https://cirosec.de/sa/sa-2025-004 · Note
• https://t.me/cvetracker/24022 · Telegram Post