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Collapse of Data into Unsafe Value

CVE-2020-7921

Medium
4.6/10

Summary

Improper serialization of internal state in the authorization subsystem in MongoDB Server's authorization subsystem permits a user with valid credentials to bypass IP whitelisting protection mechanisms following administrative action. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.3; MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.15; MongoDB Server v4.3 versions prior to 4.3.3and MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.18.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • LOW
  • LOW
  • NONE

CWE-182 - Collapse of Data into Unsafe Value

The software filters data in a way that causes it to be reduced or "collapsed" into an unsafe value that violates an expected security property.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published