Incorrect parsing of certain JSON input may result in js-bson not correctly serializing BSON. This may cause unexpected application behaviour including data disclosure. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. js-bson library version 1.1.3 and prior to.
Weakness
The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently ensuring that the resulting data will be valid.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Js-bson | Mongodb | * | 1.1.4 (excluding) |
| Node-mongodb | Ubuntu | eoan | * |
| Node-mongodb | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Node-mongodb | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
Potential Mitigations
- Make fields transient to protect them from deserialization.
- An attempt to serialize and then deserialize a class containing transient fields will result in NULLs where the transient data should be. This is an excellent way to prevent time, environment-based, or sensitive variables from being carried over and used improperly.