Improper Authentication in MongoDB - CVE-2019-2386
Published: August 7, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19973
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-2386
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: MongoDB, Inc.
Affected software:
MongoDB
MongoDB
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when handling user deletion. A remote attacker with access to a previously created session token can reuse that token to access database after the account was deleted.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-2386
Install updates from vendor's website.