# CVE-2019-2391: JS-bson may incorrectly serialise some requests

- Also known as: GHSA-4JWP-VFVF-657P
- Severity: CVSS 4.2 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.1.4
- Published: 2020-03-31 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- MongoDB Inc. js-bson: from 1.0, through 1.1.3
- bson (npm): fixed in 1.1.4

## Description

Incorrect parsing of certain JSON input may result in js-bson not correctly serializing BSON. This may cause unexpected application behaviour including data disclosure. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. js-bson library version 1.1.3 and prior to.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MongoDB Inc. js-bson, bson, upgrade to a fixed version (1.1.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/mongodb/js-bson/releases/tag/v1.1.4

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