/Vulnerability Library

cve-search 4.0-6.0.0 - Unauthenticated NoSQL Injection

CVE-2026-59509
Verified

Description

cve-search versions 4.0 through 6.0.0 expose an unauthenticated DataTables endpoint that accepts attacker-controlled MongoDB collection, projection, filtering, and pagination parameters. This detector uses a harmless invalid projection field against the intended cves collection; version 6.0.1 rejects that field.

Severity

Critical

CVSS Score

9.2

Exploit Probability

1%

Affected Product

cve-search

Published Date

September 12, 2026

Template Author

str4k3r

CVE-2026-59509.yaml
9.2Score

CVSS Metrics

CVSS Vector:
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVE ID:
cve-2026-59509
CWE ID:
cwe-20

References

https://github.com/cve-search/cve-search/issues/1217https://github.com/cve-search/cve-search/pull/1218https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59509

Remediation Steps

Upgrade cve-search to v6.0.1 or later.