fix(deps): update dependency mongoose to v6.13.10 [security]

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This PR contains the following updates:

Package	Change	Age	Confidence
mongoose (source)	6.11.3 → 6.13.10

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Mongoose search injection vulnerability

CVE-2025-23061 / GHSA-vg7j-7cwx-8wgw

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Details

Mongoose versions prior to 8.9.5, 7.8.4, and 6.13.6 are vulnerable to improper use of the $where operator. This vulnerability arises from the ability of the $where clause to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in MongoDB queries, potentially leading to code injection attacks and unauthorized access or manipulation of database data.

NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-53900.

Severity

• CVSS Score: 9.0 / 10 (Critical)
• Vector String: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23061
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/commit/64a9f9706f2428c49e0cfb8e223065acc645f7bc
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/8.9.5
• https://www.npmjs.com/package/mongoose?activeTab=versions
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/compare/6.13.5...6.13.6
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/compare/7.8.3...7.8.4
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/compare/8.9.4...8.9.5
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/6.13.6
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/7.8.4
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m7xq-9374-9rvx
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vg7j-7cwx-8wgw

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Mongoose search injection vulnerability

CVE-2024-53900 / GHSA-m7xq-9374-9rvx

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Details

Mongoose versions prior to 8.8.3, 7.8.3, 6.13.5, and 5.13.23 are vulnerable to improper use of the $where operator. This vulnerability arises from the ability of the $where clause to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in MongoDB queries, potentially leading to code injection attacks and unauthorized access or manipulation of database data.

Severity

• CVSS Score: 8.7 / 10 (High)
• Vector String: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53900
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/commit/c9e86bff7eef477da75a29af62a06d41a835a156
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/releases
• https://www.npmjs.com/package/mongoose?activeTab=versions
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/commit/33679bcf8ca43d74e3e8ecd4cc224826772d805b
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/compare/6.13.4...6.13.5
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/compare/7.8.2...7.8.3
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/compare/8.8.2...8.8.3
• https://github.com/github/advisory-database/pull/6769
• https://github.com/github/advisory-database/pull/6776
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/commit/bbb6fa7ecb44bbaf5bea955d886378a1247bce0b
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m7xq-9374-9rvx

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Mongoose's Improper Sanitization of $nor in sanitizeFilter May Allow NoSQL Injection

CVE-2026-42334 / GHSA-wpg9-53fq-2r8h

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Details

Impact

This 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 may lead to:

• Authentication bypass
• Unauthorized data access
• Data exfiltration

Affected users:

Applications that:

• Explicitly enable sanitizeFilter
• Pass unsanitized user-controlled input directly into query methods (e.g., Model.findOne(req.body)) and rely on sanitizeFilter to strip out query selectors

Applications that validate input schemas, whitelist fields, or avoid passing raw request bodies into queries are not affected. For example, Model.findOne({ user: req.body.user, pwd: req.body.pwd }) is not affected.

Patches

Patches have been released for all supported Mongoose release lines:

• ^6.13.9
• ^7.8.9
• ^8.22.1
• ^9.1.6

Workarounds

Delete $nor keys, use an additional schema validation library, or write middleware to strip out $nor from query filters.

Resources

sanitizeFilter documentation: https://mongoosejs.com/docs/api/mongoose.html#Mongoose.prototype.sanitizeFilter()

Original blog post on sanitizeFilter: https://thecodebarbarian.com/whats-new-in-mongoose-6-sanitizefilter.html

Severity

• CVSS Score: 7.5 / 10 (High)
• Vector String: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/security/advisories/GHSA-wpg9-53fq-2r8h
• https://mongoosejs.com/docs/api/mongoose.html#Mongoose.prototype.sanitizeFilter()
• https://thecodebarbarian.com/whats-new-in-mongoose-6-sanitizefilter.html
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42334
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wpg9-53fq-2r8h

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Mongoose: Prototype pollution in mongoose update casting via proto-prefixed dotted path (Schema._getSchema/path getter)

CVE-2026-73562 / GHSA-664h-wqgq-64gw

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Details

Impact

What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?

Prototype pollution in update casting: passing a user-controlled update to a Mongoose update, like MyModel.updateOne(filter, req.body), can cause Mongoose to set $fullPath and $parentSchemaDocArray on Object.prototype.

Example:

const mongoose = require('mongoose');
console.log('before:', Object.prototype.$fullPath);            // undefined

const User = mongoose.model('User', new mongoose.Schema({ name: String }));
const malicious = JSON.parse('{"$set": {"__proto__.x": "anything"}}');   // attacker-controlled update

const q = User.updateOne({}, {});
try { q._castUpdate(malicious); } catch (e) { /* throws AFTER the pollution side-effect */ }

console.log('after :', Object.prototype.$fullPath);            // "__proto__"
console.log('enumerable:', Object.prototype.propertyIsEnumerable('$fullPath'));  // true
console.log('fresh {}:', ({}).$fullPath);                      // "__proto__"

Patches

Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to?

9.7.2, 8.24.1. 7.8.10, 6.13.10

Workarounds

Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?

Check user-controlled updates for own __proto__ properties before passing to Mongoose

References

Are there any links users can visit to find out more?

Severity

• CVSS Score: 6.5 / 10 (Medium)
• Vector String: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

References

• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/security/advisories/GHSA-664h-wqgq-64gw
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/pull/16230
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/commit/f494b8430f9097fc70446d6949c8a42a27518e0b
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/6.13.10
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/7.8.10
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/8.24.1
• https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/9.7.2
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-664h-wqgq-64gw

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Release Notes

Automattic/mongoose (mongoose)

v6.13.10

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v6.13.9

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6.13.9 / 2026-02-04

• fix: handle other top-level query operators in sanitizeFilter
• types(aggregate): add $firstN, $lastN, $bottom, $bottomN, $minN and $maxN operators #​15303 #​15299
• docs(compatibility): add note that Mongoose ^6.5 works with MongoDB server 7.x #​15427

v6.13.8

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• chore: remove coverage output from bundle

v6.13.7

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• chore: re-release to force npm audit to pick up 6.x fix for CVE-2025-23061

v6.13.6

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• fix: disallow nested $where in populate match CVE-2025-23061

v6.13.5

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• fix: disallow using $where in match

v6.13.4

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• fix: save execution stack in query as string #​15043 #​15039
• docs: clarify strictQuery default will flip-flop in "Migrating to 6.x" #​14998 markstos

v6.13.3

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• docs(migrating_to_6): document that Lodash _.isEmpty() with ObjectId() as a parameter returns true in Mongoose 6 #​11152

v6.13.2

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• fix(document): make set() respect merge option on deeply nested objects #​14870 #​14878

v6.13.1

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• fix: remove empty $and, $or, $not that were made empty by scrict mode #​14749 #​13086 0x0a0d

v6.13.0

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• feat(model): add throwOnValidationError option for opting into getting MongooseBulkWriteError if all valid operations succeed in bulkWrite() and insertMany() #​14599 #​14587 #​14572 #​13410

v6.12.9

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• fix(cast): cast $comment to string in query filters #​14590 #​14576
• types(model): allow passing strict type checking override to create() #​14571 #​14548

v6.12.8

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• fix(document): handle virtuals that are stored as objects but getter returns string with toJSON #​14468 #​14446
• fix(schematype): consistently set wasPopulated to object with value property rather than boolean #​14418
• docs(model): add extra note about lean option for insertMany() skipping casting #​14415 #​14376

v6.12.7

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• perf(model): make insertMany() lean option skip hydrating Mongoose docs #​14376 #​14372
• perf(document+schema): small optimizations to make init() faster #​14383 #​14113
• fix(connection): don't modify passed options object to openUri() #​14370 #​13376 #​13335
• fix(ChangeStream): bubble up resumeTokenChanged changeStream event #​14355 #​14349 3150

v6.12.6

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• fix(collection): correctly handle buffer timeouts with find() #​14277
• fix(document): allow calling push() with different $position arguments #​14254

v6.12.5

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• perf(schema): remove unnecessary lookahead in numeric subpath check
• fix(document): allow setting nested path to null #​14226
• fix(document): avoid flattening dotted paths in mixed path underneath nested path #​14198 #​14178
• fix: add ignoreAtomics option to isModified() for better backwards compatibility with Mongoose 5 #​14213

v6.12.4

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• fix: upgrade mongodb driver -> 4.17.2
• fix(document): avoid treating nested projection as inclusive when applying defaults #​14173 #​14115
• fix: account for null values when assigning isNew property #​14172 #​13883

v6.12.3

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• fix(ChangeStream): correctly handle hydrate option when using change stream as stream instead of iterator #​14052
• fix(schema): fix dangling reference to virtual in tree after removeVirtual() #​14019 #​13085
• fix(document): avoid unmarking modified on nested path if no initial value stored and already modified #​14053 #​14024
• fix(document): consistently avoid marking subpaths of nested paths as modified #​14053 #​14022

v6.12.2

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• fix: add fullPath to ValidatorProps #​13995 Freezystem

v6.12.1

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• fix(mongoose): correctly handle global applyPluginsToChildSchemas option #​13945 #​13887 hasezoey
• fix: Document.prototype.isModified support for a string of keys as first parameter #​13940 #​13674 k-chop

v6.12.0

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• feat: use mongodb driver v4.17.1
• fix(model): make Model.bulkWrite() with empty array and ordered false not throw an error #​13664
• fix(document): correctly handle inclusive/exclusive projections when applying subdocument defaults #​13763 #​13720

v6.11.6

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• fix(model): avoid hanging on empty bulkWrite() with ordered: false #​13701 #​13684 JavaScriptBach
• types: augment bson.ObjectId instead of adding on own type #​13515 #​12537 hasezoey

v6.11.5

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• fix(schema): make Schema.prototype.clone() avoid creating different copies of subdocuments and single nested paths underneath single nested paths #​13671 #​13626
• fix: custom debug function not processing all args #​13418

v6.11.4

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• perf: speed up mapOfSubdocs benchmark by 4x by avoiding unnecessary O(n^2) loop in getPathsToValidate() #​13614

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Code Review

This pull request updates the mongoose dependency to version 6.13.6 in the backend service. Feedback highlights that Mongoose 6.x is end-of-life and recommends migrating to version 8.x, which would involve refactoring database logic to remove callback support. Furthermore, the update creates a version mismatch between the root mongodb dependency and the transitive version used by mongoose, suggesting an alignment of these versions to reduce package bloat.

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Mongoose 6.x is End-of-Life (EOL) and no longer receives general updates. While this version addresses a specific security vulnerability (CVE-2025-23061), it is recommended to plan a migration to a supported version like Mongoose 8.x. Note that Mongoose 7+ introduced breaking changes, including the removal of callback support, which would require refactoring the database logic in files like routes/messages.js to use Promises or async/await.

[gemini-code-assist]

Updating mongoose to 6.13.6 brings in mongodb@4.17.2 as a transitive dependency. Since the root package.json explicitly pins mongodb to 4.17.1 (line 13), this results in duplicate versions of the MongoDB driver being installed. Consider updating the root mongodb dependency to 4.17.2 or removing it if it is not used directly in the codebase to maintain consistency and reduce package bloat.

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/gcbrun