What is CVE-2014-8180?

CVE-2014-8180 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mongodb, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-06-06.

How severe is CVE-2014-8180?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2014-8180 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Mongodb

CVE-2014-8180

MongoDB on Red Hat Satellite 6 allows local users to bypass authentication by logging in with an empty password and delete information which can cause a Denial of Service.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.003 (20.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Mongodb
Redhat Satellite — versions 6.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Public proof-of-concept exploits

helaar/depcheck-test

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Product)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-8180?: CVE-2014-8180 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mongodb, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-06-06.
How severe is CVE-2014-8180?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2014-8180 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.