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Fencer Intel
high 7.0

CVE-2024-6376 json

ejson shell parser in MongoDB Compass maybe bypassed

published 2y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-jxr4-4prv-mh83 , EUVD-2024-47483

cvss
7.0
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

MongoDB Compass may be susceptible to code injection due to insufficient sandbox protection settings with the usage of ejson shell parser in Compass' connection handling. This issue affects MongoDB Compass versions prior to version 1.42.2

Patch / fix

  • npm @mongodb-js/connection-form 1.20.1
  • MongoDB Inc MongoDB Compass 1.42.2

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2y ago

Exploit prediction

0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub 3.1 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm @mongodb-js/connection-form
<1.20.1
1.20.1

Affected products

  • MongoDB Inc MongoDB Compass

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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