GCVE-1-2026-20055 (CVE-2026-59509)

Vulnerability from gna-1 – Published: 2026-07-05 12:01 – Updated: 2026-07-05 12:43
VLAI
Title
Unauthenticated arbitrary MongoDB collection read in cve-search
Summary
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.
Severity
9.2 (Critical)
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
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
GNA-1 This instance
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
cve-search cve-search Affected: v4.0 , ≤ v6.0.0 (semver)
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Credits
George Chen Esa Jokinen P-T-I Alexandre Dulaunoy
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