MongoDB Compass up to 1.42.1 Connection code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in MongoDB Compass up to 1.42.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Connection Handler. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-6376. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MongoDB Compass up to 1.42.1. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Connection Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

MongoDB Compass may be susceptible to code injection due to insufficient sandbox protection settings with the usage of ejson shell parser in Compass' connection handling. This issue affects MongoDB Compass versions prior to version 1.42.2

The advisory is shared at jira.mongodb.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-6376 since 06/27/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.42.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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CNA Base Score: 7.0
CNA Vector (MongoDB, Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Compass 1.42.2

Timelineinfo

06/27/2024 🔍
07/01/2024 +4 days 🔍
07/01/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/21/2025 +263 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jira.mongodb.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-6376 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-6376
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-270089

Entryinfo

Created: 07/01/2024 17:25
Updated: 03/21/2025 20:10
Changes: 07/01/2024 17:25 (65), 03/21/2025 20:10 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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