Medium severity · published Jan 20, 2022
CVE-2021-32039
Users with appropriate file access may be able to access unencrypted user credentials saved by MongoDB Extension for VS Code in a binary file
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Users with appropriate file access may be able to access unencrypted user credentials saved by MongoDB Extension for VS Code in a binary file. These credentials may be used by malicious attackers to perform unauthorized actions. This vulnerability affects all MongoDB Extension for VS Code including and prior to version 0.7.0
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/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)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
MongoDB · MongoDB
through 0.7.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32039
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-32039
Release Notes
https://github.com/mongodb-js/vscode/releases/tag/v0.8.0
Issue Tracking
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/VSCODE-313
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