Medium severity · published Jul 1, 2024
CVE-2024-6375
Missing authorization check may lead to shard key refinement
6.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A command for refining a collection shard key is missing an authorization check. This may cause the command to run directly on a shard, leading to either degradation of query performance, or to revealing chunk boundaries through timing side channels. This affects MongoDB Server v5.0 versions, prior to 5.0.22, MongoDB Server v6.0 versions, prior to 6.0.11 and MongoDB Server v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.3.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 32% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
MongoDB · MongoDB
5.0 before 5.0.22; 6.0 before 6.0.11; 7.0 before 7.0.3 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6375
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6375
Issue Tracking
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-79327
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