CVE-2018-25004 Invariant failure when explaining a find with a UUID
An authenticated user can cause a denial of service by issuing a specific explain command on a find query in MongoDB.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-25004?
CVE-2018-25004 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mongodb Mongodb, published on 1 Mar 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A user authorized to performing a specific type of query may trigger a denial of service by issuing a generic explain command on a find query. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.6 and MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.11.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25004?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mongodb Mongodb.
How do I fix CVE-2018-25004?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25004 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2018-25004 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-25004 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-q9xw-pqvh-974r, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-25004.