Mongoose is a MongoDB object modeling tool designed to work in an asynchronous environment. Prior to 6.13.9, 7.8.9, 8.22.1, and 9.1.6, a vulnerability allows bypassing Mongoose’s sanitizeFilter query sanitization mechanism via the $nor operator. When sanitizeFilter is enabled, Mongoose wraps query operators in $eq to neutralize them. However, prior to the fix, $nor was not included in the set of logical operators that are recursively sanitized. Because $nor accepts an array (like $and and $or), and arrays do not trigger hasDollarKeys(), malicious operators such as $ne, $gt, or $regex could be injected inside a $nor clause without being sanitized. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.13.9, 7.8.9, 8.22.1, and 9.1.6.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-wpg9-53fq-2r8h Mongoose's Improper Sanitization of $nor in sanitizeFilter May Allow NoSQL Injection
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Thu, 14 May 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Automattic
Automattic mongoose
Vendors & Products Automattic
Automattic mongoose

Thu, 14 May 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Mongoose is a MongoDB object modeling tool designed to work in an asynchronous environment. Prior to 6.13.9, 7.8.9, 8.22.1, and 9.1.6, a vulnerability allows bypassing Mongoose’s sanitizeFilter query sanitization mechanism via the $nor operator. When sanitizeFilter is enabled, Mongoose wraps query operators in $eq to neutralize them. However, prior to the fix, $nor was not included in the set of logical operators that are recursively sanitized. Because $nor accepts an array (like $and and $or), and arrays do not trigger hasDollarKeys(), malicious operators such as $ne, $gt, or $regex could be injected inside a $nor clause without being sanitized. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.13.9, 7.8.9, 8.22.1, and 9.1.6.
Title Mongoose: Improper Sanitization of $nor in sanitizeFilter May Allow NoSQL Injection
Weaknesses CWE-74
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-14T18:18:06.935Z

Reserved: 2026-04-26T13:26:14.514Z

Link: CVE-2026-42334

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Updated: 2026-05-14T18:18:02.203Z

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-14T18:16:47.747

Modified: 2026-05-14T18:26:39.827

Link: CVE-2026-42334

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Updated: 2026-05-14T19:30:26Z

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