Information disclosure in MongoDB C\+\+
CVE-2021-32050
Some MongoDB Drivers may erroneously publish events containing authentication-related data to a command listener configured by an application. The published events may contain security-sensitive data when specific authentication-related commands are executed. Without due care, an application may inadvertently expose this sensitive information, e.g., by writing it to a log file. This issue only arises if an application enables the command listener feature (this is not enabled by default). This issue affects the MongoDB C Driver 1.0.0 prior to 1.17.7, MongoDB PHP Driver 1.0.0 prior to 1.9.2, MongoDB Swift Driver 1.0.0 prior to 1.1.1, MongoDB Node.js Driver 3.6 prior to 3.6.10, MongoDB Node.js Driver 4.0 prior to 4.17.0 and MongoDB Node.js Driver 5.0 prior to 5.8.0. This issue also affects users of the MongoDB C++ Driver dependent on the C driver 1.0.0 prior to 1.17.7 (C++ driver prior to 3.7.0).
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (50.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- MongoDB C\+\+
- MongoDB C Driver
- MongoDB Node.js
- MongoDB PHP Driver
- MongoDB Swift Driver
- MongoDB Inc C Driver — versions 1.0.0
- MongoDB Inc C++ Driver — versions 3.0.0
- MongoDB Inc Node.js Driver — versions 3.6, 4.0, 5.0
- MongoDB Inc PHP Driver — versions 1.0.0
- MongoDB Inc Swift Driver — versions 1.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- jira.mongodb.org/browse/PHPC-1869 (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- jira.mongodb.org/browse/CXX-2028 (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- jira.mongodb.org/browse/SWIFT-1229 (Issue Tracking)
- jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER-3797 (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- jira.mongodb.org/browse/NODE-3356 (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231006-0001/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-32050?
- CVE-2021-32050 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MongoDB C\+\+, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2023-08-29.
- How severe is CVE-2021-32050?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-32050 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.