title: Privilege Escalation for Project Owner and Project User Admin Roles in Ops Manager
description: In MongoDB Ops Manager v5.0 prior to 5.0.22 and v6.0 prior to 6.0.17 it is possible for an authenticated user with project owner or project user admin access to generate an API key with the privileges of org owner resulting in privilege escalation.
problem types: CWE-648: Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: MongoDB Ops Manager
vendor: MongoDB Inc.
versions:
lessThan: 6.0.17, status: affected, version: 6.0, versionType: custom
lessThan: 5.0.22, status: affected, version: 5.0, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.2
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: HIGH
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL