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CVE-2018-20802 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence

Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2018-20802

CVE-2018-20802

MEDIUM6.5

Post-auth queries on compound index may crash mongod

Published Nov 23, 2020

Modified 1 years ago

Details

A user authorized to perform database queries may trigger denial of service by issuing specially crafted queries with compound indexes affecting QueryPlanner. This issue affects MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.9 and MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.3.

References

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-36993

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20802

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

LowPR:L

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

HighA:H

6.5/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

Other

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedNov 23, 2020

ModifiedSep 17, 2024