CVE-2026-59509 PUBLISHED

Unauthenticated arbitrary MongoDB collection read in cve-search

Assigner: CIRCL
Reserved: 05.07.2026 Published: 05.07.2026 Updated: 05.07.2026

An unauthenticated improper input validation vulnerability in the POST /fetch_cve_data endpoint in cve-search. A remote attacker can manipulate request parameters controlling the MongoDB collection, projected fields, and regular-expression filters to read arbitrary application MongoDB collections. This can expose administrative usernames and password hashes from the mgmt_users collection, enabling offline password cracking and potential administrative account compromise.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 9.2

Product Status

Vendor cve-search
Product cve-search
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from v4.0 to v6.0.0 (incl.)

Exploits

PoC included in the disclosure

Credits

  • George Chen finder
  • Esa Jokinen remediation developer
  • P-T-I remediation reviewer
  • Alexandre Dulaunoy coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation CWE

Impacts

  • CAPEC-676 NoSQL Injection