9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2023-3696
GitHub Automattic Mongoose Prototype Pollution Vulnerability
Description

Prototype Pollution in GitHub repository automattic/mongoose prior to 7.3.4.

INFO

Published Date :

July 17, 2023, 1:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 2, 2023, 5:30 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-3696 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-3696 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mongoosejs mongoose
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-3696.

URL Resource
https://github.com/automattic/mongoose/commit/305ce4ff789261df7e3f6e72363d0703e025f80d Patch
https://huntr.dev/bounties/1eef5a72-f6ab-4f61-b31d-fc66f5b4b467 Exploit Patch

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Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago
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Born at : July 30, 2023, 4:46 p.m. This repo has been linked 265 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-3696 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-3696 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mongoosejs:mongoose:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.3.4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mongoosejs:mongoose:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.13.20 *cpe:2.3:a:mongoosejs:mongoose:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (excluding) 6.11.3 *cpe:2.3:a:mongoosejs:mongoose:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0 up to (excluding) 7.3.4
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/automattic/mongoose/commit/305ce4ff789261df7e3f6e72363d0703e025f80d No Types Assigned https://github.com/automattic/mongoose/commit/305ce4ff789261df7e3f6e72363d0703e025f80d Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://huntr.dev/bounties/1eef5a72-f6ab-4f61-b31d-fc66f5b4b467 No Types Assigned https://huntr.dev/bounties/1eef5a72-f6ab-4f61-b31d-fc66f5b4b467 Exploit, Patch
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mongoosejs:mongoose:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.3.4
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-3696 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.17 }} 0.02%

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0.55080

percentile

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