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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.3

CVE-2023-1409 json

Certificate validation issue in MongoDB Server running on Windows or macOS

published 2023-08-23 3 y ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-mongodb-2023-1409 , EUVD-2023-23664

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 38%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

If the MongoDB Server running on Windows or macOS is configured to use TLS with a specific set of configuration options that are already known to work securely in other platforms (e.g. Linux), it is possible that client certificate validation may not be in effect, potentially allowing client to establish a TLS connection with the server that supplies any certificate.

This issue affect all MongoDB Server v6.3 versions, MongoDB Server v5.0 versions v5.0.0 to v5.0.14 and all MongoDB Server v4.4 versions.

Patch / fix

  • bitnami mongodb 4.4.23, 5.0.15, 6.0.7, 6.3.3
  • mongodb mongodb 4.4.23, 6.0.7

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
OSV 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami mongodb
>=4.4.0, <4.4.23
>=5.0.0, <5.0.15
>=6.0.0, <6.0.7
>=6.3.0, <6.3.3
4.4.23
5.0.15
6.0.7
6.3.3

Affected products

  • MongoDB Inc MongoDB Server

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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