Is CVE-2020-7924 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-7924 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-7924?

CVE-2020-7924 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.2 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-7924?

CVE-2020-7924 has an EPSS score of 0.69% (48th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-7924?

Upgrade database tools to 100.2.0 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-7924

MEDIUM

4.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Usage of specific command line parameter in MongoDB Tools which was originally intended to just skip hostname checks, may result in MongoDB skipping all certificate validation. This may result in accepting invalid certificates.This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Database Tools 3.6 versions later than 3.6.5; 3.6 versions prior to 3.6.21; 4.0 versions prior to 4.0.21; 4.2 versions prior to 4.2.11; 100 versions prior to 100.2.0. MongoDB Inc. Mongomirror 0 versions later than 0.6.0.

CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

database toolsNVD

Affected:>= 100.0.0, < 100.2.0Fixed in:100.2.0CVE-2020-7924derived from NVD

mongomirrorNVD

Affected:< 0.6.0Fixed in:0.6.0CVE-2020-7924derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.69%probability of exploitation in 30 days

48thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 48% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

jira.mongodb.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2015-4000	Low	3.7	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-0601	High	8.1	89%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2009-3555	Critical	9.8	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-26923	High	8.8	83%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-27823	Critical	9.8	53%	-	-
CVE-2022-42979	High	8.8	24%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.