Vulnerability · Published Apr 6, 2021 · Assigned by mongodb
CVE-2021-20334Local privilege escalation in MongoDB Compass for Windows
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity privilege mismanagement in MongoDB Compass 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 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A malicious 3rd party with local access to the Windows machine where MongoDB Compass is installed can execute arbitrary software with the privileges of the user who is running MongoDB Compass. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Compass 1.x version 1.3.0 on Windows and later versions; 1.x versions prior to 1.25.0 on Windows.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| MongoDB Inc. | MongoDB Compass | 1.3.0 – before 1.x* |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
References
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/COMPASS-4510 x_refsource_MISC