MongoDB up to 3.4.21/3.6.13/4.0.10 on Windows OpenSSL Configuration File access control

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A vulnerability was found in MongoDB up to 3.4.21/3.6.13/4.0.10 on Windows (Database Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component OpenSSL. The manipulation as part of a Configuration File leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An unprivileged user or program on Microsoft Windows which can create OpenSSL configuration files in a fixed location may cause utility programs shipped with MongoDB server versions less than 4.0.11, 3.6.14, and 3.4.22 to run attacker defined code as the user running the utility.

The weakness was presented 08/30/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at jira.mongodb.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-2390 since 12/10/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 3.4.22, 3.6.14 or 4.0.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

See 141187 for similar entry.

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MongoDB

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MongoDB 3.4.22/3.6.14/4.0.11

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12/10/2018 🔍
08/30/2019 +263 days 🔍
08/31/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/10/2020 +345 days 🔍

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Advisory: jira.mongodb.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-2390 (🔍)
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Created: 08/31/2019 07:53 AM
Updated: 08/10/2020 06:39 PM
Changes: (1) advisory_confirm_url
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