GHSA-vxvm-qww3-2fh7
MEDIUMMongoDB Driver may publish events containing authentication-related data
EPSS Exploitation Probability
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Blast Radius
mongodb📦mongodb📦mongodb🐘mongodb/mongodb📦github.com/mongodb/mongo-swift-driverReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects npm packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Some MongoDB Drivers may erroneously publish events containing authentication-related data to a command listener configured by an application. The published events may contain security-sensitive data when specific authentication-related commands are executed.
Without due care, an application may inadvertently expose this sensitive information, e.g., by writing it to a log file. This issue only arises if an application enables the command listener feature (this is not enabled by default).
This issue affects the MongoDB C Driver 1.0.0 prior to 1.17.7, MongoDB PHP Driver 1.0.0 prior to 1.9.2, MongoDB Swift Driver 1.0.0 prior to 1.1.1, MongoDB Node.js Driver 3.6 prior to 3.6.10, MongoDB Node.js Driver 4.0 prior to 4.17.0 and MongoDB Node.js Driver 5.0 prior to 5.8.0. This issue also affects users of the MongoDB C++ Driver dependent on the C driver 1.0.0 prior to 1.17.7 (C++ driver prior to 3.7.0).
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | mongodb | ≥ 3.6.0&&< 3.6.10 | 3.6.10 |
| 📦npm | mongodb | ≥ 4.0.0&&< 4.17.0 | 4.17.0 |
| 📦npm | mongodb | ≥ 5.0.0&&< 5.8.0 | 5.8.0 |
| 🐘Packagist | mongodb/mongodb | ≥ 1.0.0&&< 1.9.2 | 1.9.2 |
| 📦SwiftURL | github.com/mongodb/mongo-swift-driver | ≥ 1.0.0&&< 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for mongodb. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update mongodb to 3.6.10 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-vxvm-qww3-2fh7 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-vxvm-qww3-2fh7 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-vxvm-qww3-2fh7. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-vxvm-qww3-2fh7 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-vxvm-qww3-2fh7 across npm, Packagist, SwiftURL dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.