CVE-2020-7927 Potential privilege escalation in Ops Manager API
An authenticated Organization Owner can escalate privileges to Global Role via crafted API calls in MongoDB Ops Manager.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-7927?
CVE-2020-7927 is a high-severity vulnerability in MongoDB Ops Manager, published on 23 Nov 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Specially crafted API calls may allow an authenticated user who holds Organization Owner privilege to obtain an API key with Global Role privilege. This issue affects MongoDB Ops Manager v4.2 versions prior to and including 4.2.17, MongoDB Ops Manager v4.3 versions prior to and including 4.3.9 and MongoDB Ops Manager v4.4 versions prior to and including 4.4.2.
Weakness: CWE-648
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7927?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mongodb Ops Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7927?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7927 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-7927 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7927 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-8v6g-rf54-42cg.