Incorrect Authorization Affecting mongodb package, versions [3.6.0,3.6.18)[4.0.0,4.0.15)[4.2.0,4.2.3)[4.3.0,4.3.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MONGODB-2371292
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed6 May 2020
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 6 May 2020

CVE-2020-7921  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mongodb to version 3.6.18, 4.0.15, 4.2.3, 4.3.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization. Improper serialization of internal state in the authorization subsystem in MongoDB Server's authorization subsystem permits a user with valid credentials to bypass IP whitelisting protection mechanisms following administrative action. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Server 4.2 versions prior to 4.2.3; 4.0 versions prior to 4.0.15; 4.3 versions prior to 4.3.3; 3.6 versions prior to 3.6.18.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1