Description
Mongoose is a MongoDB object modeling tool designed to work in an asynchronous environment. Prior to 6.13.12, 7.8.13, 8.24.7, and 9.11.4, Schema.prototype.virtual() builds nested virtual paths without applying the special-property validation already used by Schema.path() and Schema.add(). An attacker who can influence virtual field names in dynamic schemas, content-management form builders, or schema-as-code systems can supply path segments such as __proto__, constructor, or prototype, causing the virtual-path reducer to write enumerable properties to Object.prototype or Function.prototype. The resulting prototype pollution can spoof inherited property checks such as authorization flags and can provide function-prototype gadget state to other server-side JavaScript code. This issue is fixed in versions 6.13.12, 7.8.13, 8.24.7, and 9.11.4.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automattic | mongoose | < 6.13.12, >= 7.0.0, < 7.8.13, >= 8.0.0, < 8.24.7, >= 9.0.0, < 9.11.4 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | mongoose | < 6.13.12 | 6.13.12 | GHSA-6972-9mcm-vhwj |
| npm | mongoose | >= 7.0.0, < 7.8.13 | 7.8.13 | GHSA-6972-9mcm-vhwj |
| npm | mongoose | >= 8.0.0, < 8.24.7 | 8.24.7 | GHSA-6972-9mcm-vhwj |
| npm | mongoose | >= 9.0.0, < 9.11.4 | 9.11.4 | GHSA-6972-9mcm-vhwj |
References
- https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/security/advisories/GHSA-6972-9mcm-vhwj
- https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/commit/318f7e09dd363a1dfddb8180878488dccd2796d1
- https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/commit/74df7769b5a8d89c4413b764029911ee915ea467
- https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/commit/7a2a6567abbb72c0430c8cc5b7942141844fecff
- https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/commit/fb467e6d33174293dc0360649f20ce68d99117a9
- https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/6.13.12
- https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/7.8.13
- https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/8.24.7
- https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/9.11.4