CVE-2025-23061

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 7.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2025-01-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-94

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.

Affected products

automattic/mongoose: before 6.13.6; from 7.0.0 before 7.8.4; from 8.0.0 before 8.9.5 — fixed in 6.13.6, 7.8.4, 8.9.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: automattic/mongoose 6.13.6, 7.8.4, 8.9.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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

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