NoSQL Injection

High Severity Technical Guide

Vulnerability Description

NoSQL Injection targets document-based databases (like MongoDB) by injecting query operator commands inside JSON payloads to bypass authentication or dump database documents.

Remediation Guide

To resolve this vulnerability, follow these config changes or developer practices:

Avoid passing raw user-supplied objects directly into database queries. Use strict schemas (like Mongoose) and sanitize input structures to filter out operator properties (e.g. $gt, $ne).

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