CVE-2018-20805 : 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 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.

Published 2020-11-23 16:15:12

Updated 2024-09-17 03:15:28

Source MongoDB, Inc.

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2018-20805

Mongodb » Mongodb
Versions from including (>=) 3.6.0 and before (<) 3.6.10
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Mongodb » Mongodb
Versions from including (>=) 4.0.0 and before (<) 4.0.5
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Threat overview for CVE-2018-20805

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2018-20805

Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 27017

IPs affected by CVE-2018-20805 3,225

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-20805

EPSS FAQ

0.07%

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

~ 28 %

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

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-20805

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-2018-20805

CWE-834 Excessive Iteration

The product performs an iteration or loop without sufficiently limiting the number of times that the loop is executed.
Assigned by:
- cna@mongodb.com (Secondary)
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2018-20805

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-38164

[SERVER-38164] $or pushdown optimization does not correctly handle $not within an $elemMatch - MongoDB
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