CVE-2025-1693 describes a control character injection vulnerability in the MongoDB Shell (mongosh) affecting versions prior to 2.3.9. An attacker with control over database cluster contents can inject control characters into the shell's output, leading to falsified messages that could trick users into executing unsafe actions. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high complexity requiring user interaction, potentially leading to high integrity and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.3.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongosh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 0, < 2.3.9CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongosh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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