CVE-2015-7882

Description

An authentication issue was found in MongoDB. The improper handling of LDAP authentication in MongoDB Enterprise versions 3.0.0 through 3.0.6 can allow an unauthenticated client to gain unauthorized access. The MongoDB Community Edition is not affected by this vulnerability.

Statement

All versions of the following products which include mongodb include only MongoDB's Community edition, and are therefore not affected by this vulnerability:

  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform
  • Red Hat Software Collections
  • Red Hat Update Infrastructure

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

Info alert:Important note

CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).

The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 Score Breakdown

Red HatNVDcve.org
Base Score9.18.1N/A
Attack VectorNetworkNetworkN/A
Attack ComplexityLowHighN/A
Privileges RequiredNoneNoneN/A
User InteractionNoneNoneN/A
ScopeUnchangedUnchangedN/A
ConfidentialityHighHighN/A
Integrity ImpactHighHighN/A
Availability ImpactNoneHighN/A

Vector

Red Hat: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

NVD: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Understanding the Weakness (CWE)

CWE-287

Integrity,Confidentiality,Availability,Access Control

Technical Impact: Read Application Data; Gain Privileges or Assume Identity; Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands

This weakness can lead to the exposure of resources or functionality to unintended actors, possibly providing attackers with sensitive information or even execute arbitrary code.

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