Improper Authentication in MongoDB - CVE-2019-2386

 

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

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.

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