6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2022-24272
MongoDB Server Denial of Service ))
Description

An authenticated user may trigger an invariant assertion during command dispatch due to incorrect validation on the $external database. This may result in mongod denial of service or server crash. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Server v5.0 versions, prior to and including v5.0.6.

INFO

Published Date :

April 21, 2022, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

May 11, 2022, 8:14 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-24272 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mongodb mongodb
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-63968 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-24272 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-24272 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 11, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-63968 No Types Assigned https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-63968 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-617
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (including) 5.0.6
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 11, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description ** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. Reason: This CVE has been rejected as it was incorrectly assigned. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage. An authenticated user may trigger an invariant assertion during command dispatch due to incorrect validation on the $external database. This may result in mongod denial of service or server crash. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Server v5.0 versions, prior to and including v5.0.6.
    Added CVSS V3.1 MongoDB, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added Reference https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-63968 [No Types Assigned]
    Added CWE MongoDB, Inc. CWE-617
  • CVE Unrejected by [email protected]

    May. 11, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An authenticated user may trigger an invariant assertion during command dispatch due to incorrect validation on the $external database. This may result in mongod denial of service or server crash. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Server v5.0 versions, prior to and including v5.0.6. ** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. Reason: This CVE has been rejected as it was incorrectly assigned. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage.
    Removed CVSS V3.1 MongoDB, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Removed Reference https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-63968 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed CWE MongoDB, Inc. CWE-617
  • CVE Rejected by [email protected]

    Apr. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-24272 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-24272 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} 0.01%

score

0.39541

percentile

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