# CVE-2020-7922: Kubernetes Operator generates potentially insecure certificates

> Insecure X.509 certificate generation in MongoDB Kubernetes Operator allows cluster attackers to bypass authentication and access database instances.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 9 Apr 2020
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p75r-f57h-pg5w

## What is CVE-2020-7922?

CVE-2020-7922 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MongoDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator, published on 9 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

X.509 certificates generated by the MongoDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator may allow an attacker with access to the Kubernetes cluster improper access to MongoDB instances. Customers who do not use X.509 authentication, and those who do not use the Operator to generate their X.509 certificates are unaffected. This issue affects MongoDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator version 1.0, MongoDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator version 1.1, MongoDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator version 1.2 versions prior to 1.2.4, MongoDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator version 1.3 versions prior to 1.3.1, 1.2, 1.4 versions prior to 1.4.4.

Weakness: CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7922?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mongodb Mongodb Enterprise Kubernetes Operator.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-7922?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7922 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-7922 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7922 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-7922 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-7922 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MongoDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator, published on 9 Apr 2020. 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-2020-7922 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: MongoDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator. 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-2020-7922/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7922/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7922
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7922
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-7922

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7922/
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