What is CVE-2019-2389?

CVE-2019-2389 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MongoDB, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-08-30.

How severe is CVE-2019-2389?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Improper input validation in MongoDB

CVE-2019-2389

Incorrect scoping of kill operations in MongoDB Server's packaged SysV init scripts allow users with write access to the PID file to insert arbitrary PIDs to be killed when the root user stops the MongoDB process via SysV init. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.11; MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.14; MongoDB Server v3.4 versions prior to 3.4.22.

EPSS: 0.003 (22.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Mongodb
Mongodb Inc. Server — versions 4.0, 3.6, 3.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cna@mongodb.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-2389?: CVE-2019-2389 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MongoDB, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-08-30.
How severe is CVE-2019-2389?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.