CVE-2021-20333 (GCVE-0-2021-20333)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-07-23 11:25 – Updated: 2024-09-17 03:08
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Server log entry spoofing via newline injection
Summary
Sending specially crafted commands to a MongoDB Server may result in artificial log entries being generated or for log entries to be split. This issue affects MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.20; MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.21 and MongoDB Server v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.10.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-117 - Improper Output Neutralization for Logs
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-50605 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MongoDB Inc. | MongoDB Server |
Affected:
3.6 , < 3.6.20
(custom)
Affected: 4.0 , < 4.0.21 (custom) Affected: 4.2 , < 4.2.10 (custom) |
guessed |
Date Public
2021-07-22 23:00
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