SB2013070402 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in MongoDB, MongoDB
Published: July 4, 2013 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013070402
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4650)
The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to read and manipulate data.
MongoDB 2.4.x before 2.4.5 and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to obtain internal system privileges by leveraging a username of __system in an arbitrary database.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.