CVE-2019-2390 (GCVE-0-2019-2390)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-08-30 14:41 – Updated: 2024-08-04 18:49
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Code execution on Windows via OpenSSL engine injection
Summary
An unprivileged user or program on Microsoft Windows which can create OpenSSL configuration files in a fixed location may cause utility programs shipped with MongoDB server to run attacker defined code as the user running the utility. This issue MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.11; MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.14 and MongoDB Server v3.4 prior to 3.4.22.
Severity
8.2 (High)
CWE
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-42233 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MongoDB Inc. | MongoDB Server |
Affected:
4.0 , < 4.0.11
(custom)
Affected: 3.6 , < 3.6.14 (custom) Affected: 3.4 , < 3.4.22 (custom) |
guessed |
Date Public
2019-08-30 11:00
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