What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2021-32037.

What is the severity level of CVE-2021-32037?

The severity level of CVE-2021-32037 is medium with a score of 6.5.

What is the affected software for CVE-2021-32037?

The affected software for CVE-2021-32037 is MongoDB with versions between 5.0.0 and 5.0.2.

What can trigger the vulnerability in CVE-2021-32037?

An authorized user can trigger the vulnerability in CVE-2021-32037 by sending a relevant aggregation request to a shard.

How can the vulnerability in CVE-2021-32037 be exploited?

The vulnerability in CVE-2021-32037 can be exploited by an authorized user with special privileges who knows the address of the shards and can log in to them.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2021-32037

medium

6.5

CWE

617

24/11/2021

16/9/2024

CVE-2021-32037: User may trigger invariant when allowed to send commands directly to shards

First published: Wed Nov 24 2021(Updated: )

An authorized user may trigger an invariant which may result in denial of service or server exit if a relevant aggregation request is sent to a shard. Usually, the requests are sent via mongos and special privileges are required in order to know the address of the shards and to log in to the shards of an auth enabled environment.

Credit: cna@mongodb.com cna@mongodb.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
MongoDB MongoDB	>=5.0.0<=5.0.2

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Reference Links

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-59071

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?
The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2021-32037.
What is the severity level of CVE-2021-32037?
The severity level of CVE-2021-32037 is medium with a score of 6.5.
What is the affected software for CVE-2021-32037?
The affected software for CVE-2021-32037 is MongoDB with versions between 5.0.0 and 5.0.2.
What can trigger the vulnerability in CVE-2021-32037?
An authorized user can trigger the vulnerability in CVE-2021-32037 by sending a relevant aggregation request to a shard.
How can the vulnerability in CVE-2021-32037 be exploited?
The vulnerability in CVE-2021-32037 can be exploited by an authorized user with special privileges who knows the address of the shards and can log in to them.

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