CVE-2020-7921

Administrative action may disable enforcement of per-user IP whitelisting

Severity Score

5.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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 Server v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.3; MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.15; MongoDB Server v4.3 versions prior to 4.3.3and MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.18.

Una serialización inapropiada del estado interno en el subsistema de autorización en el subsistema de autorización en MongoDB Server, permite a un usuario con credenciales no válidas omitir los mecanismos de protección de lista blanca de IP después de una acción administrativa. Este problema afecta a: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Server versiones 4.2 anteriores a 4.2.3; versiones 4.0 anteriores a 4.0.15; versiones 4.3 anteriores a 4.3.3; versiones 3.6 anteriores a 3.6.18.

*Credits: Discovered by Tony Yesudas.

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-01-23 CVE Reserved
2020-05-06 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-182: Collapse of Data into Unsafe Value
CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-45472	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"				>= 3.6.0 < 3.6.18 Search vendor "Mongodb" for product "Mongodb" and version " >= 3.6.0 < 3.6.18"		-		Affected
Mongodb Search vendor "Mongodb"		Mongodb Search vendor "Mongodb" for product "Mongodb"				>= 4.0.0 < 4.0.15 Search vendor "Mongodb" for product "Mongodb" and version " >= 4.0.0 < 4.0.15"		-		Affected
Mongodb Search vendor "Mongodb"		Mongodb Search vendor "Mongodb" for product "Mongodb"				>= 4.2.0 < 4.2.3 Search vendor "Mongodb" for product "Mongodb" and version " >= 4.2.0 < 4.2.3"		-		Affected
Mongodb Search vendor "Mongodb"		Mongodb Search vendor "Mongodb" for product "Mongodb"				>= 4.3.0 < 4.3.3 Search vendor "Mongodb" for product "Mongodb" and version " >= 4.3.0 < 4.3.3"		-		Affected