Information disclosure in Express-Restify-Mongoose Project
CVE-2016-10533
express-restify-mongoose is a module to easily create a flexible REST interface for mongoose models. express-restify-mongoose 2.4.2 and earlier and 3.0.X through 3.0.1 allows a malicious user to send a request for `GET /User?distinct=password` and get all the passwords for all the users in the database, despite the field being set to private. This can be used for other private data if the malicious user knew what was set as private for specific routes.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Express-Restify-Mongoose Project
- HackerOne Express-Restify-Mongoose Node Module — versions <= 2.4.2 || >= 3.0.0 <=3.0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/florianholzapfel/express-restify-mongoose/issues/252 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- nodesecurity.io/advisories/92 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-10533?
- CVE-2016-10533 is a high-severity vulnerability in Express-Restify-Mongoose Project, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-05-31.
- How severe is CVE-2016-10533?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-10533 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.