Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in MongoDB - CVE-2019-2390
Published: September 24, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21320
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-2390
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: MongoDB, Inc.
Affected software:
MongoDB
MongoDB
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the way MongoDB uses OpenSSL, when installed on Windows. A local unprivileged user with ability to create OpenSSL configuration files in a fixed location can modify OpenSSL configuration files and execute arbitrary code on the system via utility programs, shipped with MongoDB server.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a legitimate user runs MongoDB utility programs.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-2390
Install updates from vendor's website.