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CVE-2019-17426: Improper Input Validation

October 9, 2019 (updated October 16, 2019)

Automattic Mongoose allows attackers to bypass access control (in some applications) because any query object with a _bsontype attribute is ignored.

References

  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17426

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Affected versions

All versions up to 5.7.4

Fixed versions

  • 5.7.5

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.7.5 or above.

Impact 9.1 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Source file

npm/mongoose/CVE-2019-17426.yml

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