diff --git a/packages/backend/package.json b/packages/backend/package.json
index c92f87f33d..0436156c3e 100644
--- a/packages/backend/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend/package.json
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     "ioredis": "4.28.5",
     "jsonwebtoken": "8.5.1",
     "migrate-mongo": "8.2.3",
-    "mongodb": "4.12.1",
+    "mongodb": "4.17.2",
     "mongoose": "5.13.15",
     "node-config-ts": "3.1.0",
     "nodemailer": "6.8.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 97c6e750d1..001af2a9be 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5704,6 +5704,13 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@microsoft/fetch-event-source/-/fetch-event-source-2.0.1.tgz#9ceecc94b49fbaa15666e38ae8587f64acce007d"
   integrity sha512-W6CLUJ2eBMw3Rec70qrsEW0jOm/3twwJv21mrmj2yORiaVmVYGS4sSS5yUwvQc1ZlDLYGPnClVWmUUMagKNsfA==
 
+"@mongodb-js/saslprep@^1.1.0":
+  version "1.3.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@mongodb-js/saslprep/-/saslprep-1.3.2.tgz#51e5cad2f24b8759702d9cc185da0a3ef3784bad"
+  integrity sha512-QgA5AySqB27cGTXBFmnpifAi7HxoGUeezwo6p9dI03MuDB6Pp33zgclqVb6oVK3j6I9Vesg0+oojW2XxB59SGg==
+  dependencies:
+    sparse-bitfield "^3.0.3"
+
 "@n1ru4l/graphql-live-query@0.7.1":
   version "0.7.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@n1ru4l/graphql-live-query/-/graphql-live-query-0.7.1.tgz#c020d017c3ed6bcfdde49a7106ba035e4d0774f5"
@@ -9375,10 +9382,10 @@ bson@^4.4.0:
   dependencies:
     buffer "^5.6.0"
 
-bson@^4.7.0:
-  version "4.7.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bson/-/bson-4.7.0.tgz#7874a60091ffc7a45c5dd2973b5cad7cded9718a"
-  integrity sha512-VrlEE4vuiO1WTpfof4VmaVolCVYkYTgB9iWgYNOrVlnifpME/06fhFRmONgBhClD5pFC1t9ZWqFUQEQAzY43bA==
+bson@^4.7.2:
+  version "4.7.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bson/-/bson-4.7.2.tgz#320f4ad0eaf5312dd9b45dc369cc48945e2a5f2e"
+  integrity sha512-Ry9wCtIZ5kGqkJoi6aD8KjxFZEx78guTQDnpXWiNthsxzrxAK/i8E6pCHAIZTbaEFWcOCvbecMukfK7XUvyLpQ==
   dependencies:
     buffer "^5.6.0"
 
@@ -18178,10 +18185,10 @@ mongodb-connection-string-url@^2.4.1:
     "@types/whatwg-url" "^8.2.1"
     whatwg-url "^11.0.0"
 
-mongodb-connection-string-url@^2.5.4:
-  version "2.5.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mongodb-connection-string-url/-/mongodb-connection-string-url-2.5.4.tgz#1ee2496f4c4eae64f63c4b2d512aebc89996160a"
-  integrity sha512-SeAxuWs0ez3iI3vvmLk/j2y+zHwigTDKQhtdxTgt5ZCOQQS5+HW4g45/Xw5vzzbn7oQXCNQ24Z40AkJsizEy7w==
+mongodb-connection-string-url@^2.6.0:
+  version "2.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mongodb-connection-string-url/-/mongodb-connection-string-url-2.6.0.tgz#57901bf352372abdde812c81be47b75c6b2ec5cf"
+  integrity sha512-WvTZlI9ab0QYtTYnuMLgobULWhokRjtC7db9LtcVfJ+Hsnyr5eo6ZtNAt3Ly24XZScGMelOcGtm7lSn0332tPQ==
   dependencies:
     "@types/whatwg-url" "^8.2.1"
     whatwg-url "^11.0.0"
@@ -18230,17 +18237,17 @@ mongodb@3.7.3:
   optionalDependencies:
     saslprep "^1.0.0"
 
-mongodb@4.12.1:
-  version "4.12.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mongodb/-/mongodb-4.12.1.tgz#224eb39b8784af835b515aa687c6010cecaabb1a"
-  integrity sha512-koT87tecZmxPKtxRQD8hCKfn+ockEL2xBiUvx3isQGI6mFmagWt4f4AyCE9J4sKepnLhMacoCTQQA6SLAI2L6w==
+mongodb@4.17.2:
+  version "4.17.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mongodb/-/mongodb-4.17.2.tgz#237c0534e36a3449bd74c6bf6d32f87a1ca7200c"
+  integrity sha512-mLV7SEiov2LHleRJPMPrK2PMyhXFZt2UQLC4VD4pnth3jMjYKHhtqfwwkkvS/NXuo/Fp3vbhaNcXrIDaLRb9Tg==
   dependencies:
-    bson "^4.7.0"
-    mongodb-connection-string-url "^2.5.4"
+    bson "^4.7.2"
+    mongodb-connection-string-url "^2.6.0"
     socks "^2.7.1"
   optionalDependencies:
     "@aws-sdk/credential-providers" "^3.186.0"
-    saslprep "^1.0.3"
+    "@mongodb-js/saslprep" "^1.1.0"
 
 mongodb@4.3.1:
   version "4.3.1"