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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-23061 · published 15 January 2025

CVE-2025-23061: Mongoosejs mongoose code injection vulnerability

Mongoosejs · Mongoose

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.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 7.3% · top 5.8% CWE-94 · Code injection
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score
7.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md Release Notes
https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/commit/64a9f9706f2428c49e0cfb8e223065acc645f7bc Patch
https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/8.9.5 Release Notes
https://www.npmjs.com/package/mongoose?activeTab=versions Product

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-23061), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.