Medium severity · published Oct 3, 2016
CVE-2016-6494
The client in MongoDB uses world-readable permissions on .dbshell history files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The client in MongoDB uses world-readable permissions on .dbshell history files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 32% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
MongoDB · MongoDB
before 3.0.15; 3.2 before 3.2.14; 3.3 before 3.3.14 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
25 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6494
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6494
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/4
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/8
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92204
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=832908
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362553
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/035cf2afc04988b22cb67f4ebfd77e9b344cb6e0
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