VDB-315176 · CVE-2025-6712 · EUVD-2025-20249

MongoDB Server up to 8.0.9 resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in MongoDB Server up to 8.0.9. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-6712. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MongoDB Server up to 8.0.9 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

MongoDB Server may be susceptible to disruption caused by high memory usage, potentially leading to server crash. This condition is linked to inefficiencies in memory management related to internal operations. In scenarios where certain internal processes persist longer than anticipated, memory consumption can increase, potentially impacting server stability and availability. This issue affects MongoDB Server v8.0 versions prior to 8.0.10

The advisory is shared for download at jira.mongodb.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-6712 since 06/26/2025. 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 T1499.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 242976 (MongoDB 8.0.x < 8.0.10 DoS (SERVER-106751)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 8.0.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (242976) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-20249). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

Database Software

Vendor

MongoDB

Name

Server

Version

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 6.5
CNA Vector (mongodb): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 242976
Nessus Name: MongoDB 8.0.x < 8.0.10 DoS (SERVER-106751)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Server 8.0.10

Timelineinfo

06/26/2025 CVE reserved
07/07/2025 +11 days Advisory disclosed
07/07/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/03/2025 +88 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jira.mongodb.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-6712 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-6712
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-315176
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2025 17:12
Updated: 10/03/2025 23:03
Changes: 07/07/2025 17:12 (64), 07/07/2025 18:33 (1), 07/30/2025 05:51 (2), 10/03/2025 23:03 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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