CVE-2018-20804 : A user authorized to perform database queries may trigger denial of service by i

A user authorized to perform database queries may trigger denial of service by issuing specially crafted applyOps invocations. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.10 and MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.13.

Published 2020-11-23 16:15:12

Updated 2024-09-17 02:15:34

Source MongoDB, Inc.

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2018-20804

Mongodb » Mongodb
Versions from including (>=) 3.6.0 and before (<) 3.6.13
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Mongodb » Mongodb
Versions from including (>=) 4.0.0 and before (<) 4.0.10
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Threat overview for CVE-2018-20804

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 27017

IPs affected by CVE-2018-20804 5,143

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-20804

EPSS FAQ

0.43%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 59 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-20804

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P	8.0	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: Single Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial
6.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	2.8	3.6	MongoDB, Inc.
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High
6.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	2.8	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2018-20804

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
Assigned by:
- cna@mongodb.com (Secondary)
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2018-20804

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-35636

[SERVER-35636] Renaming collection for applyOps needs to check completeness of target namespace - MongoDB
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