CVE-2022-2564
automattic/mongoose vulnerable to Prototype pollution via Schema.path
7.0
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.9%
Description
Mongoose is a MongoDB object modeling tool designed to work in an asynchronous environment. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution. The `Schema.path()` function is vulnerable to prototype pollution when setting the schema object. This vulnerability allows modification of the Object prototype and could be manipulated into a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.
How to fix CVE-2022-2564
To remediate CVE-2022-2564, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 5.13.15 or later
- —upgrade to 6.4.6 or later
Is CVE-2022-2564 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 5.13.15, >= 6.0.0, < 6.4.6
- >= 6.0.0, < 6.4.6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H |