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MongoDB Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (SERVER-93211)

🗓️ 07 Aug 2024 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AGType 
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MongoDB Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (SERVER-93211

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.114741");
  script_version("2026-01-09T05:47:51+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-01-09 05:47:51 +0000 (Fri, 09 Jan 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-08-07 14:12:56 +0000 (Wed, 07 Aug 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2024-09-19 20:46:04 +0000 (Thu, 19 Sep 2024)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-7553");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("MongoDB Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (SERVER-93211)");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Databases");
  script_dependencies("gb_mongodb_wire_protocol_detect.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("mongodb/detected", "Host/runs_windows");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"MongoDB is prone to a local privilege escalation
  vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Incorrect validation of files loaded from a local untrusted
  directory may allow local privilege escalation if the underlying operating systems is Windows.
  This may result in the application executing arbitrary behaviour determined by the contents of
  untrusted files.");

  # nb: 5.1.x through 5.3.x, 6.1.x through 6.3.x and 7.1.x through 7.2.x are not mentioned as
  # affected in the advisory but are already EOL and thus assumed to be affected as well but just
  # not mentioned by the vendor due to their EOL status.
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"MongoDB version 5.x prior to 5.0.27, 6.0.x prior to 6.0.16,
  6.1.x prior to 7.0.12 and 7.1.x prior to 7.3.3.

  Only environments with Windows as the underlying operating system is affected by this issue.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 5.0.27, 6.0.16, 7.0.12, 7.3.3 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-93211");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER-5650");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/PHPC-2369");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (!port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE))
  exit(0);

if (!version = get_app_version(cpe: CPE, port: port))
  exit(0);

if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "5.0", test_version_up: "5.0.27")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.0.27");
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "5.1", test_version_up: "6.0.16")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "6.0.16");
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "6.1", test_version_up: "7.0.12")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "7.0.12");
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "7.1.0", test_version_up: "7.3.3")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "7.3.3");
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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09 Jan 2026 00:00Current
8.4High risk
Vulners AI Score8.4
CVSS 3.17.3 - 7.8
EPSS0.0026
SSVC
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