CVE-2024-53900 is a critical search injection vulnerability affecting Mongoose versions prior to 8.8.3, where improper use of $where in match allows for arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.1, this flaw is easily exploitable over the network without authentication, enabling attackers to achieve high impact on confidentiality and integrity. While not yet listed in CISA's KEV catalog, Nuclei templates for Remote Code Execution exist, and the vulnerability is generating significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating a high potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.13.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mongoosejs:mongoose:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
>= 7.0.1, < 7.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mongoosejs:mongoose:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
>= 8.0.1, < 8.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mongoosejs:mongoose:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
7.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mongoosejs:mongoose:7.0.0:rc0:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
8.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mongoosejs:mongoose:8.0.0:rc0:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.