Mongoose: Connection-level sanitizeFilter not applied

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-125119
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-11-09 23:17:22 UTC
Updated2026-11-12 19:18:09 UTC
DescriptionMongoose is a MongoDB object modeling tool designed to work in an asynchronous environment. From 6.0.0 until 6.13.12, 7.8.13, 8.24.7, and 9.11.4, Mongoose stores the connection-level sanitizeFilter option in Connection.config, but Query.prototype._castConditions() and query casting check other option locations and do not read that configuration. An application that enables sanitizeFilter through mongoose.connect() or createConnection() and passes an attacker-controlled object into a query filter therefore receives a connection that reports the defense as enabled while query selector objects remain unsanitized. A crafted password value using a query operator can match an account record without the expected literal password, while global configuration through mongoose.set('sanitizeFilter') and per-query Model.find().sanitizeFilter() remain unaffected. This issue is fixed in versions 6.13.12, 7.8.13, 8.24.7, and 9.11.4.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-943 | CWE-943 CWE-943: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Automattic Mongoose affected >= 6.0.0, < 6.13.12 Not specified
CNA Automattic Mongoose affected >= 7.0.0, < 7.8.13 Not specified
CNA Automattic Mongoose affected >= 8.0.0, < 8.24.7 Not specified
CNA Automattic Mongoose affected >= 9.0.0, < 9.11.4 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/9.11.4 [email protected] github.com
github.com/Automattic/mongoose/commit/83eda6af1489e9ef60bb8eee8cf9ee0057... [email protected] github.com
github.com/Automattic/mongoose/commit/4f4f9a79f860786a54133bee2c9af967ec... [email protected] github.com
github.com/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/8.24.7 [email protected] github.com
github.com/Automattic/mongoose/commit/4bb659478be2f30655a7bdd78bc251bdf1... [email protected] github.com
github.com/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/7.8.13 [email protected] github.com
github.com/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/6.13.12 [email protected] github.com
github.com/Automattic/mongoose/security/advisories/GHSA-gg4r-jv3p-qx3c [email protected] github.com
github.com/Automattic/mongoose/commit/b8970c25998c23fbccd17f76c0398b902f... [email protected] github.com
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