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Vulnerability Intelligence

CVE-2018-20805

MEDIUM6.5

Invariant with $elemMatch

Published Nov 23, 2020

Modified 1 years ago

No fix available

Details

A user authorized to perform database queries may trigger denial of service by issuing specially crafted queries, which perform an $elemMatch . This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.5 and MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.10.

References

WEBhttps://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-38164 ADVISORYhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20805

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

CVE-2018-20805 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence