MongoDB Unauthenticated REST API (HTTP)

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:mongodb:mongodb";

if (description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105234");
  script_version("2026-01-09T05:47:51+0000");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-01-09 05:47:51 +0000 (Fri, 09 Jan 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2015-03-13 09:16:37 +0100 (Fri, 13 Mar 2015)");
  script_name("MongoDB Unauthenticated REST API (HTTP)");

  # nb: No attacking request (just access a default page) so no ACT_ATTACK
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family("Databases");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG");

  # nb: No need to disable via default_credentials/disable_default_account_checks or
  # gb_default_credentials_options.nasl because this isn't doing any login (at least currently)...
  script_dependencies("gb_mongodb_webadmin_http_detect.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 28017);
  script_mandatory_keys("mongodb/webadmin/port");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://docs.mongodb.org/ecosystem/tools/http-interfaces");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote MongoDB REST API is unprotected.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Sends a HTTP GET request and checks the response.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Attackers can exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information
  that may lead to further attacks.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Disable or restrict access to the MongoDB REST API or the
  MongoDB HTTP interface.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"Mitigation");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_vul");

  exit(0);
}

# nb: Don't exit via islocalhost() or the net_setting_is_* functions here as such a system should be
# definitely access protected.

include("host_details.inc");
include("http_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");

if( ! port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE, service:"www" ) )
  exit( 0 );

if( ! get_app_location( cpe:CPE, port:port, nofork:TRUE ) )
  exit( 0 );

url = "/local/startup_log/";
req = http_get( item:url, port:port );
buf = http_keepalive_send_recv( port:port, data:req, bodyonly:FALSE );

if( eregmatch( pattern:'"total_rows"\\s*:\\s*[0-9]+\\s*,', string:buf, icase:FALSE ) ) {
  report = http_report_vuln_url( port:port, url:url );
  security_message( port:port, data:report );
  exit( 0 );
}

exit( 99 );