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CVE-2019-10758

MongoDB mongo-express Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

KEVCRITICAL 9.9EPSS 84.7%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 10 June 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

mongo-express before 0.54.0 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via endpoints that uses the `toBSON` method. A misuse of the `vm` dependency to perform `exec` commands in a non-safe environment.

CVSS 3.1
9.9 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
84.73% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 10 December 2021 · due 10 June 2022
Weakness
CWE-94
Affected
mongo-express project/mongo-express
Source
report@snyk.io

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10758

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.