CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-3696

Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')

Published: Jul 17, 2023 | Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Prototype Pollution in GitHub repository automattic/mongoose prior to 7.3.4.

Weakness

The product receives input from an upstream component that specifies attributes that are to be initialized or updated in an object, but it does not properly control modifications of attributes of the object prototype.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
MongooseMongoosejs*5.13.20 (excluding)
MongooseMongoosejs6.0.0 (including)6.11.3 (excluding)
MongooseMongoosejs7.0.0 (including)7.3.4 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References