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CVE-2013-1892 json

MongoDB before 2.0.9 and 2.2.x before 2.2.4 does not properly validate requests to the nativeHelper function in SpiderMonkey, which allows…

published 13y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-1890

cvss
6.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
44.5%
EPSS 44.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
3
Metasploit and Exploit-DB

Summary

MongoDB before 2.0.9 and 2.2.x before 2.2.4 does not properly validate requests to the nativeHelper function in SpiderMonkey, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and server crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted memory address in the first argument.

Patch / fix

  • mongodb enterprise mrg 2 1.6.4-6.el6
  • pymongo enterprise mrg 2 1.9-11.el6
  • python-bson enterprise mrg 2 1.9-11.el6
  • mongodb-server enterprise mrg 2 1.6.4-6.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:1170

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-1892 updated cvss 6.8

MongoDB: Server Side JavaScript Includes allow Remote Code Execution

  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1 mongodb
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat MRG Grid for RHEL 6 Server v.2 pymongo 1.9-11.el6, mongodb 1.6.4-6.el6, python-bson 1.9-11.el6, mongodb-server 1.6.4-6.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1170

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/linux/misc/mongod_native_helper)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

44.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/linux/misc/mongod_native_helper MongoDB nativeHelper.apply Remote Code Execution metasploit exploit, normal rank, 2013-03-24
  • EDB-24947 MongoDB 2.2.3 - nativeHelper.apply Remote Code Execution remote, 2013-04-08
  • EDB-24935 MongoDB - nativeHelper.apply Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2013-04-08
  • blog.scrt.ch http://blog.scrt.ch/2013/03/24/mongodb-0-day-ssji-to-rce/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.0 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
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References

Sources

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