What is CVE-2023-3696?

CVE-2023-3696 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Automattic Automattic/mongoose, classified under Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (Prototype Pollution). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-07-17.

How severe is CVE-2023-3696?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-3696 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Prototype Pollution in Automattic Automattic/mongoose

CVE-2023-3696

Prototype Pollution in GitHub repository automattic/mongoose prior to 7.3.4.

Vulnerability class: Prototype Pollution

EPSS: 0.010 (58.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Automattic Automattic/mongoose — versions unspecified
Mongoosejs Mongoose

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1321 — Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (Prototype Pollution)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

seal-community/patches

References

security@huntr.dev (Exploit, Patch)
security@huntr.dev (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-3696?: CVE-2023-3696 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Automattic Automattic/mongoose, classified under Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (Prototype Pollution). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2023-3696?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-3696 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.