CVE-2019-20923 vulnerability in MongoDB Products
Published on November 23, 2020
Crash while handling internal Javascript exception types
A user authorized to perform database queries may trigger denial of service by issuing specially crafted queries, which throw unhandled Javascript exceptions containing types intended to be scoped to the Javascript engine's internals. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.7.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2019-20923 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Exposed Dangerous Method or Function
The software provides an Applications Programming Interface (API) or similar interface for interaction with external actors, but the interface includes a dangerous method or function that is not properly restricted.
Products Associated with CVE-2019-20923
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Affected Versions
MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Server:- Version 4.0 and below 4.0.7 is affected.
- Version 4.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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