Is CVE-2020-7928 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-7928 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-7928?

CVE-2020-7928 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-7928?

CVE-2020-7928 has an EPSS score of 1.41% (70th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-7928?

Upgrade MongoDB to 4.4.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-7928

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A user authorized to perform database queries may trigger a read overrun and access arbitrary memory by issuing specially crafted queries. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.4 versions prior to 4.4.1; MongoDB Server v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.9; MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.20 and MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.20.

CWE-158

How to fix

Remediation Available

MongoDBWindows application

Affected:4.4.0 4.4.1Fixed in:4.4.1MongoDB Inc.

Affected:3.6.0 3.6.20Fixed in:3.6.20MongoDB Inc.

Affected:4.2.0 4.2.9Fixed in:4.2.9MongoDB Inc.

Affected:4.5.0 4.5.1Fixed in:4.5.1MongoDB Inc.

Affected:4.0.0 4.0.20Fixed in:4.0.20MongoDB Inc.

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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 ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days

70thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 70% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

jira.mongodb.org

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