CVE-2020-7923 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in MongoDB Server versions 4.4 (prior to 4.4.0-rc7), 4.2 (prior to 4.2.8), and 4.0 (prior to 4.0.19). An authenticated user with database query privileges can trigger this flaw by submitting specially crafted geoNear queries, violating an internal invariant. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and can lead to high availability impact, but no confidentiality or integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.0, < 4.0.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.2, < 4.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.4, < 4.4.0CPE 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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.