What is CVE-2018-25004?

CVE-2018-25004 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MongoDB, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2021-03-01.

How severe is CVE-2018-25004?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Improper input validation in MongoDB

CVE-2018-25004

A user authorized to performing a specific type of query may trigger a denial of service by issuing a generic explain command on a find query. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.6 and MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.11.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2021-03-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 61.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

MongoDB
MongoDB Inc. Server — versions 3.6, 4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-38275 (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-25004?: CVE-2018-25004 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MongoDB, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2021-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2018-25004?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.