CVE-2025-23061: Mongoose before 8.9.5 can improperly use a nested $where filter with a populate() match, leading to search injection. NOTE: this issue exists...
9.0
CVSS
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.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2025-23061
CVSS Base Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS Base Score: 9.0
Affected Products
Vendor: mongoosejs
Product: Mongoose
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 17.81% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-02-13 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://www.npmjs.com/package/mongoose?activeTab=versionshttps://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/8.9.5
https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/commit/64a9f9706f2428c49e0cfb8e223065acc645f7bc