Information disclosure in MongoDB

1) Improper Authorization

EUVDB-ID: #VU112851

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-6713

CWE-ID: CWE-285 - Improper Authorization

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of the $mergeCursors stage. A remote user can use a specially crafted aggregation pipeline to access data on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MongoDB: 6.0.0 - 8.0.6

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-106752

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.