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CVE-2023-3696

Prototype Pollution in automattic/mongoose

10.0 CriticalFix available

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

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.21%Up 1.2 points since Jul 17, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 10.0

Prototype Pollution in automattic/mongoose

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

Record
CVE-2023-3696
CVSS 3.0
10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-1321
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2016 10.0

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

Record
EUVD-2023-2016
CVSS 3.0
10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9m93-w8w6-76hh 10.0

Mongoose Prototype Pollution vulnerability

Prototype Pollution in GitHub repository automattic/mongoose prior to 7.3.3, 6.11.3, and 5.13.20.

Record
GHSA-9m93-w8w6-76hh
CVSS 3.0
10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-1321
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 9.8

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

Record
CVE-2023-3696
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0
10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-1321
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 10.0

Prototype Pollution in automattic/mongoose

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

Record
CVE-2023-3696
CVSS 3.0
10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-1321
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-9m93-w8w6-76hh 10.0

Mongoose Prototype Pollution vulnerability

Prototype Pollution in GitHub repository automattic/mongoose prior to 7.3.3, 6.11.3, and 5.13.20.

Record
GHSA-9m93-w8w6-76hh
CVSS 3.0
10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-1321
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBIT-mongoose-2023-3696 No score

Prototype Pollution in automattic/mongoose

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

Record
BIT-mongoose-2023-3696
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2023-3696 No score

CVE-2023-3696 in mongoose - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2023-3696 in the mongoose package for Root:npm. Multiple fixed versions available.

Record
ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2023-3696
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
mongoose
npm
 7.0.0 up to 7.3.3
7.3.3
mongoose
npm
 6.0.0 up to 6.11.3
6.11.3
mongoose
npm
 before 5.13.20
5.13.20
mongoose
Bitnami
 before 5.13.20, 6.0.0 up to 6.11.3, 7.0.0 up to 7.3.4
5.13.206.11.37.3.4
mongoose
Root:npm
 before 6.9.1-aikido.1
6.9.1-aikido.16.9.1-aikido.26.9.1-aikido.36.9.1-aikido.4
@rootio/mongoose
Root:npm
 before 6.9.1-root.io.1
6.9.1-root.io.16.9.1-root.io.26.9.1-root.io.36.9.1-root.io.4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-3696 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Automattic Automattic/mongoose, published July 17, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.21%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in mongoose 7.3.3.

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