MongoDB up to 2.5.0 access control

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in MongoDB up to 2.5.0 (Database Software). This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

MongoDB 2.4.x before 2.4.5 and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to obtain internal system privileges by leveraging a username of __system in an arbitrary database.

The weakness was presented 07/04/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared at jira.mongodb.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-4650 since 06/24/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67243 (MongoDB < 2.4.5 / 2.5.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases.

Upgrading to version 2.4.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (85468) and Tenable (67243). See 65154 and 65152 for similar entries.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 67243
Nessus Name: MongoDB < 2.4.5 / 2.5.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MongoDB 2.4.4

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06/20/2013 🔍
06/24/2013 +4 days 🔍
07/04/2013 +10 days 🔍
07/04/2013 +0 days 🔍
07/05/2013 +1 days 🔍
07/14/2013 +9 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +618 days 🔍
01/03/2022 +2477 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jira.mongodb.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-4650 (🔍)
X-Force: 85468
Vulnerability Center: 40498 - MongoDB Multiple Versions Authenticated Users Privilege Escalation Vulnerability via Username Leveraging, Medium
SecurityFocus: 61007 - MongoDB Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/03/2022 14:28
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (54), 05/05/2017 10:35 (10), 01/03/2022 14:28 (3)
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