High severity · published Nov 23, 2020
CVE-2020-7925
Incorrect validation of user input in the role name parser may lead to use of uninitialized memory allowing an unauthenticated attacker to use a specially crafted request to cause…
7.5
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Incorrect validation of user input in the role name parser may lead to use of uninitialized memory allowing an unauthenticated attacker to use a specially crafted request to cause a denial of service. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.4 versions prior to 4.4.0-rc12; MongoDB Server v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.9.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 77% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
MongoDB · MongoDB
4.2.0 before 4.2.9; 4.4.0; 4.4.0; 4.4.0; 4.4.0; 4.4.0; +6 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7925
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7925
Issue Tracking
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-49142
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