Vulnerability · Published Jul 23, 2021 · Assigned by mongodb
CVE-2021-20333Server log entry spoofing via newline injection
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in MongoDB Server from MongoDB Inc.. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 29.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Sending specially crafted commands to a MongoDB Server may result in artificial log entries being generated or for log entries to be split. This issue affects MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.20; MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.21 and MongoDB Server v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.10.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| MongoDB Inc. | MongoDB Server | 3.6 – before 3.6.204.0 – before 4.0.214.2 – before 4.2.10 |
Weakness: CWE-117 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-50605 x_refsource_MISC