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    GCVE-1-2026-20055 (CVE-2026-59509)

    Vulnerability from gna-1 – Published: 2026-07-05 12:01 – Updated: 2026-07-05 12:43
    VLAI
    Title
    Unauthenticated arbitrary MongoDB collection read in cve-search
    Summary
    An unauthenticated improper input validation vulnerability in the POST /fetch_cve_data endpoint in cve-search. A remote attacker can manipulate request parameters controlling the MongoDB collection, projected fields, and regular-expression filters to read arbitrary application MongoDB collections. This can expose administrative usernames and password hashes from the mgmt_users collection, enabling offline password cracking and potential administrative account compromise.
    CWE
    • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
    Assigner
    References
    Impacted products
    Vendor Product Version
    cve-search cve-search Affected: v4.0 , ≤ v6.0.0 (semver)
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    Credits
    George Chen Esa Jokinen P-T-I Alexandre Dulaunoy
    Relationships

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