CVE-2020-7921
Administrative action may disable enforcement of per-user IP whitelisting
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.18%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2020-7921
To remediate CVE-2020-7921, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.6.18 or later
Is CVE-2020-7921 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 3.6.0, < 3.6.18, >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.15, >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.3, >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |