CVE-2020-7921
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-05-06 14:55
Modified
2024-11-18 17:30
Summary
Improper serialization of internal state in the authorization subsystem in MongoDB Server's authorization subsystem permits a user with valid credentials to bypass IP whitelisting protection mechanisms following administrative action. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.3; MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.15; MongoDB Server v4.3 versions prior to 4.3.3and MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.18.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Server Version: 4.2   < 4.2.3
Version: 4.0   < 4.0.15
Version: 3.6   < 3.6.18
Version: 4.3   < 4.3.3
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