What is CVE-2019-10758?

CVE-2019-10758 is a vulnerability in Mongo-express. Published 2019-12-24.

Is CVE-2019-10758 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2019-10758 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-12-10), indicating it is being actively exploited. 55 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in Mongo-express

CVE-2019-10758

mongo-express before 0.54.0 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via endpoints that uses the `toBSON` method. A misuse of the `vm` dependency to perform `exec` commands in a non-safe environment.

EPSS: 0.944 (100.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

N/a Mongo-express — versions All versions prior to version 0.54.0

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2021-12-10. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-06-10.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MONGOEXPRESS-473215 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-10758?: CVE-2019-10758 is a vulnerability in Mongo-express. Published 2019-12-24.
Is CVE-2019-10758 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2019-10758 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-12-10), indicating it is being actively exploited. 55 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.