Improper Input Validation Affecting mongodb package, versions [3.6.0,3.6.11)[4.0.0,4.0.6)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MONGODB-2371279
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed1 Mar 2021
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 1 Mar 2021

CVE-2018-25004  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mongodb to version 3.6.11, 4.0.6 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. A user authorized to performing a specific type of query may trigger a denial of service by issuing a generic explain command on a find query. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.6; MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.11.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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