CVE-2024-8305

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

Description

prepareUnique index may cause secondaries to crash due to incorrect enforcement of index constraints on secondaries, where in extreme cases may cause multiple secondaries crashing leading to no primaries. This issue affects MongoDB Server v6.0 versions prior to 6.0.17, MongoDB Server v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.13 and MongoDB Server v7.3 versions prior to 7.3.4

CWE-1288

How to fix

Remediation Available

MongoDBWindows application

Affected:7.0.0 7.0.13Fixed in:7.0.13MongoDB Inc.

Affected:7.3.0 7.3.4Fixed in:7.3.4MongoDB Inc.

Affected:6.0.0 6.0.17Fixed in:6.0.17MongoDB 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

0.59%probability of exploitation in 30 days

45thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 45% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

jira.mongodb.org

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2026-31431	Medium	5.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-6245	High	7.5	1.2%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-39353	Critical	9.4	1.2%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-41531	High	7.5	0.9%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-1620	Medium	4.9	0.9%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-25951	High	8.0	0.8%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-8305?

Upgrade MongoDB to 7.0.13 or later.

Is CVE-2024-8305 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-8305 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.59% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 45% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2024-8305?

CVE-2024-8305 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2024-8305 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for MongoDB (Windows application). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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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 2024-11-07.