Medium severity · published Aug 30, 2019
CVE-2019-2389
Incorrect scoping of kill operations in MongoDB Server's packaged SysV init scripts allow users with write access to the PID file to insert arbitrary PIDs to be killed when the…
4.2
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Incorrect scoping of kill operations in MongoDB Server's packaged SysV init scripts allow users with write access to the PID file to insert arbitrary PIDs to be killed when the root user stops the MongoDB process via SysV init. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.11; MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.14; MongoDB Server v3.4 versions prior to 3.4.22.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
MongoDB · MongoDB
3.4.0 before 3.4.22; 3.6.0 before 3.6.14; 4.0.0 before 4.0.11 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2389
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-2389
Issue Tracking
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-40563
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