CVE-2020-7929 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in MongoDB Server versions prior to 3.6.21 and 4.0.20. An authenticated user can trigger this by submitting a specially crafted database query containing a specific regex type. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability is network-exploitable with low complexity, requiring only low privileges to achieve high availability impact. There is currently no public exploit code, evidence of active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.6.0, < 3.6.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.20CPE 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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