Denial of service (DoS) in mongo-express
Priority LOW 35CWE-754Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0091 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | mongo-express | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | mongo-express (npm) | up to 0.54.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-m2r3-8492-vx59 |
- mongo-express Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- mongo-express (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 0.54.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-m2r3-8492-vx59
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mongo-express_project:mongo-express:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Mongo-express Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:mongo-express_project:mongo-express:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Mongo-express Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-23372
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m2r3-8492-vx59
References
More Mongo-express Project Mongo-express vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-08023 Code injection in mongo-express KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2020-14931 mongo-express before 1.0.0 offers support for certain advanced syntax but implements this… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-28898 In mongo-express 1.0.2, /admin allows CSRF, as demonstrated by deletion of a Collection. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2021-04520 XSS Vulnerability in mongo-express CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2021-23372 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-23372 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m2r3-8492-vx59 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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