MongoDB Node.js driver version 2.2.1 represents a subtle but important update over its predecessor, version 2.2.0. Both versions serve as the official MongoDB driver for Node.js, offering developers a robust interface for interacting with MongoDB databases. The core functionalities remain consistent, providing essential tools for data manipulation, querying, and management. Key dependencies like es6-promise and readable-stream are unchanged, ensuring continued compatibility and stability for asynchronous operations.
The primary difference lies in the updated mongodb-core dependency, moving from version 2.0.3 to 2.0.4. While seemingly minor, this core update likely addresses bug fixes and performance improvements within the underlying MongoDB driver implementation. Developers should anticipate enhanced stability and potentially faster execution of common database operations.
The development dependencies, crucial for testing and development of the driver itself, remain largely the same. This suggests the changes introduced in 2.2.1 are focused on internal improvements rather than significant API alterations. Consequently, developers upgrading from 2.2.0 should experience a seamless transition without the need for major code modifications. The consistent inclusion of tools like bson, semver, and mongodb-extended-json highlights the project's commitment to supporting BSON serialization, version management, and extended JSON features for advanced data handling. This incremental update underscores the MongoDB driver team's dedication to continuous refinement and optimization of the driver, ensuring a reliable and efficient experience for Node.js developers.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 2.2.1 of the package
Denial of Service in mongodb
Versions of mongodb prior to 3.1.13 are vulnerable to Denial of Service. The package fails to properly catch an exception when a collection name is invalid and the DB does not exist, crashing the application.
Upgrade to version 3.1.13 or later.
js-bson vulnerable to REDoS
The MongoDB bson JavaScript module (also known as js-bson) versions 0.5.0 to 1.0.x before 1.0.5 is vulnerable to a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in lib/bson/decimal128.js. The flaw is triggered when the Decimal128.fromString() function is called to parse a long untrusted string.
Deserialization of Untrusted Data in bson
Incorrect parsing of certain JSON input may result in js-bson not correctly serializing BSON. This may cause unexpected application behaviour including data disclosure.
Deserialization of Untrusted Data in bson
All versions of bson before 1.1.4 are vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data. The package will ignore an unknown value for an object's _bsontype, leading to cases where an object is serialized as a document rather than the intended BSON type.
