Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences in MongoDB Shell - CVE-2025-1693

 

Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences in MongoDB Shell - CVE-2025-1693

Published: February 28, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU105121
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-1693
CWE-ID: CWE-150
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: MongoDB, Inc.
Affected software:
MongoDB Shell

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to control character injection via shell output. A remote administrator can execute arbitrary code on the target system.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-1693

Install updates from vendor's website.

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