MongoDB Server up to 5.0.21/6.0.10/7.0.2 Refining Collection Shard Key improper authorization

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A vulnerability was found in MongoDB Server up to 5.0.21/6.0.10/7.0.2. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Refining Collection Shard Key Handler. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-6375. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MongoDB Server up to 5.0.21/6.0.10/7.0.2. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Refining Collection Shard Key Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A command for refining a collection shard key is missing an authorization check. This may cause the command to run directly on a shard, leading to either degradation of query performance, or to revealing chunk boundaries through timing side channels. This affects MongoDB Server v5.0 versions, prior to 5.0.22, MongoDB Server v6.0 versions, prior to 6.0.11 and MongoDB Server v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.3.

The advisory is shared for download at jira.mongodb.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-6375 since 06/27/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

Upgrading to version 5.0.22, 6.0.11 or 7.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Database Software

Vendor

• MongoDB

Name

• Server

Version

• 5.0.0
• 5.0.1
• 5.0.2
• 5.0.3
• 5.0.4
• 5.0.5
• 5.0.6
• 5.0.7
• 5.0.8
• 5.0.9
• 5.0.10
• 5.0.11
• 5.0.12
• 5.0.13
• 5.0.14
• 5.0.15
• 5.0.16
• 5.0.17
• 5.0.18
• 5.0.19
• 5.0.20
• 5.0.21
• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 6.0.3
• 6.0.4
• 6.0.5
• 6.0.6
• 6.0.7
• 6.0.8
• 6.0.9
• 6.0.10
• 7.0.0
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.2

License

• open-source

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