MongoDB 2.4.x before 2.4.5 and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to obtain internal system privileges by leveraging a us…

published 2013-07-04 13y ago modified 2026-06-16 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-4505

cvss: 6.5; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.7%; EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
public exploits: 0; none known

MongoDB 2.4.x before 2.4.5 and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to obtain internal system privileges by leveraging a username of __system in an arbitrary database.

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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-4650 updated 2025-11-21 cvss 4.0

mongodb: Privilege escalation for authenticated users by leveraging a username of __system in an arbitrary database

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Exploit prediction

1.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	6.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Technology feeds

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References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2013-4650
NVD CVE-2013-4650

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