CVE-2021-20333 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-20333: Server log entry spoofing via newline injection

Vendor Mongodb Inc.
Product MongoDB Server
Weakness CWE-117
Published July 23, 2021
Last update September 17, 2024
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CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 23, 2021 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated