What is CVE-2020-7923?

CVE-2020-7923 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MongoDB, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-08-21.

How severe is CVE-2020-7923?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in MongoDB

CVE-2020-7923

A user authorized to perform database queries may cause denial of service by issuing specially crafted queries, which violate an invariant in the query subsystem's support for geoNear. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.4 versions prior to 4.4.0-rc7; MongoDB Server v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.8 and MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.19.

EPSS: 0.013 (67.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Mongodb
Mongodb Inc. Server — versions 4.4, 4.2, 4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-755 — Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7923?: CVE-2020-7923 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MongoDB, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-7923?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.