Is CVE-2020-7929 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-7929 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-7929?

CVE-2020-7929 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-7929?

CVE-2020-7929 has an EPSS score of 1.29% (67th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-7929?

Upgrade MongoDB to 3.6.21 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-7929

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A user authorized to perform database queries may trigger denial of service by issuing specially crafted query contain a type of regex. This issue affects MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.21 and MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.20.

CWE-185

How to fix

Remediation Available

MongoDBWindows application

Affected:3.6.0 3.6.21Fixed in:3.6.21MongoDB 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

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.29%probability of exploitation in 30 days

67thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 67% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

jira.mongodb.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-185 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-11034	Medium	6.1	7.6%	-	Fix
CVE-2015-8388	High	7.5	6.6%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-7536	Medium	5.3	4.6%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-7537	Medium	5.3	4.5%	-	Fix
CVE-2015-8389	Critical	9.8	3.9%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-7158	High	7.5	3.4%	-	Fix

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