CVE-2018-20805 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in MongoDB Server versions prior to 4.0.5 and 3.6.10. An authenticated user with database query privileges can trigger this by issuing specially crafted queries utilizing the $elemMatch operator. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (availability impact) with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, given network access and low privileges. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.6.0, < 3.6.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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