CVE-2019-2389

Process termination via PID file manipulation

Severity Score

4.2

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Incorrect scoping of kill operations in MongoDB Server's packaged SysV init scripts allow users with write access to the PID file to insert arbitrary PIDs to be killed when the root user stops the MongoDB process via SysV init. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.11; MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.14; MongoDB Server v3.4 versions prior to 3.4.22.

El alcance incorrecto de las operaciones de eliminación en los scripts de inicio SysV empaquetados del servidor MongoDB permite a los usuarios con acceso de escritura al archivo PID insertar PID arbitrarios que se eliminarán cuando el usuario raíz detenga el proceso de MongoDB a través de SysV init. Este problema afecta a: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Server v4.0 versiones anteriores a 4.0.11; v3.6 versiones anteriores a 3.6.14; v3.4 versiones anteriores a 3.4.22.

*Credits: Sicheng Liu of Beijing DBSEC Technology Co., Ltd

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-12-10 CVE Reserved
2019-08-30 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-40563	2024-01-23

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mongodb Search vendor "Mongodb"		Mongodb Search vendor "Mongodb" for product "Mongodb"				>= 3.4.0 < 3.4.22 Search vendor "Mongodb" for product "Mongodb" and version " >= 3.4.0 < 3.4.22"		-		Affected
Mongodb Search vendor "Mongodb"		Mongodb Search vendor "Mongodb" for product "Mongodb"				>= 3.6.0 < 3.6.14 Search vendor "Mongodb" for product "Mongodb" and version " >= 3.6.0 < 3.6.14"		-		Affected
Mongodb Search vendor "Mongodb"		Mongodb Search vendor "Mongodb" for product "Mongodb"				>= 4.0.0 < 4.0.11 Search vendor "Mongodb" for product "Mongodb" and version " >= 4.0.0 < 4.0.11"		-		Affected