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.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-23061US | critical9.8 | Exploit | ||
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-2… | ||||
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/blob/master/CHANGELOG.mdARTICLE
- https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/commit/64a9f9706f2428c49e0cfb8e223065acc645f7bcFIX
- https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/8.9.5ARTICLE
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23061WEB
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/mongoose?activeTab=versionsWEB
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