# CVE-2014-8180: Auth bypass in n/a

> Local attackers can bypass MongoDB authentication in Red Hat Satellite 6 using an empty password to delete data and cause denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 6 Jun 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7g8m-5ff5-p3hg, MINI-4p93-qvxx-v9p8, MINI-6xjp-cxqc-c7q4, MINI-85vh-w2jg-phmp, MINI-p299-mv7p-7v3w, MINI-q6f5-mjc6-6j8q, MINI-r6mf-hm4f-4v6x

## What is CVE-2014-8180?

CVE-2014-8180 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Mongodb Mongodb, published on 6 Jun 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

MongoDB on Red Hat Satellite 6 allows local users to bypass authentication by logging in with an empty password and delete information which can cause a Denial of Service.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8180?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mongodb Mongodb.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-8180?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2014-8180 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8180 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mongodb Mongodb

- [CVE-2025-14847](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14847/): MongoDB and MongoDB Server Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency (high 8.7, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-82067](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-82067/): Auth bypass in MongoDB Server (critical 9.2)
- [CVE-2026-13072](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-13072/): MongoDB Improper Input Validation in Compute Mode External Data Processing Leading to Memory Corruption (critical 9.2)
- [CVE-2017-15535](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15535/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-18691](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-18691/): Improper Authentication in MongoDB Intra-Cluster Connections Allows Credential Exposure (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-8180 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-8180 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Mongodb Mongodb, published on 6 Jun 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8180 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mongodb Mongodb. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8180/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8180/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8180
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8180
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-8180

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