title: Code execution on Windows via OpenSSL engine injection
description:
An unprivileged user or program on Microsoft Windows which can create OpenSSL configuration files in a fixed location may cause utility programs shipped with MongoDB server to run attacker defined code as the user running the utility. This issue MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.11; MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.14 and MongoDB Server v3.4 prior to 3.4.22.
problem types: CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: MongoDB Server
vendor: MongoDB Inc.
versions:
lessThan: 4.0.11, status: affected, version: 4.0, versionType: custom
lessThan: 3.6.14, status: affected, version: 3.6, versionType: custom
lessThan: 3.4.22, status: affected, version: 3.4, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 8.2
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: CHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL