MongoDB 2.x, 3.0.x < 3.0.15, 3.1.x < 3.2.14, 3.3.x < 3.3.14 Mongo Shell Information Disclosure Vulnerability (SERVER-25335)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 135921

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Synopsis

The remote database server is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

The version of the remote MongoDB server is 2.x, 3.x < 3.0.15, 3.2.x < 3.2.14, 3.3.x < 3.3.14. It is, therefore, affected by an information disclosure in mongo shell due to the MongoDB client having world-readable permissions on .dbshell history files. An unauthenticated, local attacker can exploit this by reading these files to disclose potentially sensitive information.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to MongoDB version 3.0.15, 3.2.14, 3.3.14, 3.4 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 135921

File Name: mongodb_server_3_3_14_25335.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Databases

Published: 4/23/2020

Updated: 3/13/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-6494

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mongodb:mongodb

Required KB Items: Services/mongodb

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/3/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/3/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-6494

BID: 92204

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