High

NoSQL Injection in loopback-connector-mongodb

  • Disclosed: 02.09.2020
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Versions of loopback-connector-mongodb prior to 3.6.0 are vulnerable to NoSQL Injection. Filters passed to the database query are not properly sanitized which leads to execution of code on the database driver and data leak.

Recommendation

Upgrade to version 3.6.0 or later.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package loopback-connector-mongodb < 3.6.0 3.6.0

References

CVSS score -
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-89
Platform
npm
Package
loopback-connector-mongodb
Disclosed
02.09.2020
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-hxwc-5vw9-2w4w - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: loopback-connector-mongodb

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
2
First → latest
06.2019 09.2020
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2019: 1
  2. 2020: 1
  3. 2021: 0
  4. 2022: 0
  5. 2023: 0
  6. 2024: 0
  7. 2025: 0
  8. 2026: 0
  1. NoSQL Injection in loopback-connector-mongodb this entry
    High ghsa-hxwc-5vw9-2w4w < 3.6.0 3.6.0
  2. High ghsa-m734-r4g6-34f9 < 3.6.0 3.6.0

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