Denial of Service (DoS) in mongo-express
All versions of package mongo-express are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) when exporting an empty collection as CSV, due to an unhandled exception, leading to a crash.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | mongo-express | <= 0.54.0 | no fix |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-754- Platform
- npm
- Package
mongo-express- Disclosed
- 06.10.2021
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-m2r3-8492-vx59 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: mongo-express
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 4
- First → latest
- 12.2019 03.2024
- Without a fix
- 2
- Exploited in attacks
- 1
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 1
- Medium 2
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 1
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 2
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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