Multiple vulnerabilities in mongo-express



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
CVE-ID CVE-2020-7788
CVE-2020-7774
CVE-2021-27290
CWE-ID CWE-94
CWE-185
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available.
Vulnerable software
 mongo-express
Web applications / Other software

Vendor MongoDB, Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Prototype pollution

EUVDB-ID: #VU66955

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7788

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when handling INI files. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted INI file to the application and perform prototype pollution attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

mongo-express: 0.2.1 - 1.0.0 alpha.4

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/mongo-express/mongo-express/releases/tag/v1.0.0


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Prototype pollution

EUVDB-ID: #VU52909

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7774

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary JavaScript code.


Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

mongo-express: 0.2.1 - 1.0.0 alpha.4

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/mongo-express/mongo-express/releases/tag/v1.0.0


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

3) Incorrect Regular Expression

EUVDB-ID: #VU52194

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27290

CWE-ID: CWE-185 - Incorrect Regular Expression

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of SRIs. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

mongo-express: 0.2.1 - 1.0.0 alpha.4

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/mongo-express/mongo-express/releases/tag/v1.0.0


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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