CVE-2024-53900

Mongoose before 8.8.3 can improperly use $where in match, leading to search injection.

Published: 2024-12-02 Last update: 2025-10-01 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-53900 is rated High Risk (75.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 64.15%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +11.98% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-53900

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-08 52.18% 64.15% +11.98%
2 2026-05-21 64.15% 52.18% -11.98%
3 2026-05-12 — 64.15% —

Full EPSS history (37 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-53900

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.1 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 5.2 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-53900

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-53900

GHSA-m7xq-9374-9rvx · Severity: high · Ecosystem: npm — Mongoose search injection vulnerability

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-53900

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mongoosejs mongoose < 6.13.5 cpe:2.3:a:mongoosejs:mongoose:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
mongoosejs mongoose >= 7.0.1, < 7.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:mongoosejs:mongoose:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
mongoosejs mongoose >= 8.0.1, < 8.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:mongoosejs:mongoose:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
mongoosejs mongoose 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mongoosejs:mongoose:7.0.0:rc0:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
mongoosejs mongoose 8.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mongoosejs:mongoose:8.0.0:rc0:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

References for CVE-2024-53900

cvelogic Threat Intelligence