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Critical · 9.2 Scanner template CVE-2026-59509 EUVD-2026-41753GHSA-3fmp-59v6-4qw2

Unauthenticated arbitrary MongoDB collection read in cve-search

Published Jul 5, 2026 · Updated Jul 6, 2026 · Assigned by CIRCL

Description

An unauthenticated improper input validation vulnerability in the POST /fetch_cve_data endpoint in cve-search. A remote attacker can manipulate request parameters controlling the MongoDB collection, projected fields, and regular-expression filters to read arbitrary application MongoDB collections. This can expose administrative usernames and password hashes from the mgmt_users collection, enabling offline password cracking and potential administrative account compromise.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
cve-search cve-search v4.0 – ≤ v6.0.0 —

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

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