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CVE-2023-3696 — Vulnerability in mongoose — CVE Details

CRITICAL

Mongoose Prototype Pollution vulnerability

Published July 17, 2023Updated December 6, 2023Source: osv

Summary

Prototype Pollution in GitHub repository automattic/mongoose prior to 7.3.3, 6.11.3, and 5.13.20.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published July 17, 2023 (1183 days ago).
  • Last revised December 6, 2023 — 142 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

npm
Update mongoose to 5.13.20 or later
npm install mongoose@5.13.20
npm
Update mongoose to 7.3.3 or later
npm install mongoose@7.3.3
npm
Update mongoose to 6.11.3 or later
npm install mongoose@6.11.3

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (3)

Affects 1 ecosystem: npm (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
mongoose
npm
All versions5.13.20
mongoose
npm
All versions7.3.3
mongoose
npm
All versions6.11.3

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-1321
    Prototype PollutionMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 10.0 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-3696?
Mongoose Prototype Pollution vulnerability This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 10.0/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2023-3696?
CVE-2023-3696 affects mongoose. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2023-3696 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
10.0

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-9m93-w8w6-76hh
BIT-mongoose-2023-3696

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