CVE-2023-3696 (GCVE-0-2023-3696)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-17 00:00 – Updated: 2024-10-30 14:16
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Prototype Pollution in automattic/mongoose
Summary
Prototype Pollution in GitHub repository automattic/mongoose prior to 7.3.4.
Severity
10 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-30 14:09 UTC
CWE
- CWE-1321 - Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| automattic | automattic/mongoose |
Affected:
unspecified , < 7.3.4
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| mongoosejs | mongoose |
Affected:
0 , < 7.3.4
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:mongoosejs:mongoose:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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