Improper Certificate Validation in MongoDB

1) Improper Certificate Validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU83270

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1409

CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to modify data on the system.

The vulnerability exists if the MongoDB Server running on Windows or macOS is configured to use TLS with a specific set of configuration options that are already known to work securely in other platforms (e.g. Linux). A remote attacker can exploit vulnerability to modify data on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MongoDB: 4.4.0 rc1 - 6.3.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:4.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-77028
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-73662
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230921-0007/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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