CVE-2025-40906
MongoDB BSON Serialization BSON::XS Multiple Vulnerabilities
Description
BSON::XS versions 0.8.4 and earlier for Perl includes a bundled libbson 1.1.7, which has several vulnerabilities. Those include CVE-2017-14227, CVE-2018-16790, CVE-2023-0437, CVE-2024-6381, CVE-2024-6383, and CVE-2025-0755. BSON-XS was the official Perl XS implementation of MongoDB's BSON serialization, but this distribution has reached its end of life as of August 13, 2020 and is no longer supported.
INFO
Published Date :
May 16, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 17, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Source :
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-40906
vulnerability.
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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-2025-40906.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00012.html | |
| https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/mongodb-perl-driver-end-of-life/7890 |
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
May. 17, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H -
New CVE Received by 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
May. 16, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description BSON::XS versions 0.8.4 and earlier for Perl includes a bundled libbson 1.1.7, which has several vulnerabilities. Those include CVE-2017-14227, CVE-2018-16790, CVE-2023-0437, CVE-2024-6381, CVE-2024-6383, and CVE-2025-0755. BSON-XS was the official Perl XS implementation of MongoDB's BSON serialization, but this distribution has reached its end of life as of August 13, 2020 and is no longer supported. Added CWE CWE-1104 Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00012.html Added Reference https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/mongodb-perl-driver-end-of-life/7890
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-40906 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-40906
weaknesses.