Description

Under certain configurations of --tlsCAFile and tls.CAFile, MongoDB Server may skip peer certificate validation which may result in untrusted connections to succeed. This may effectively reduce the security guarantees provided by TLS and open connections that should have been closed due to failing certificate validation. This issue affects MongoDB Server v7.0 versions prior to and including 7.0.5, MongoDB Server v6.0 versions prior to and including 6.0.13, MongoDB Server v5.0 versions prior to and including 5.0.24 and MongoDB Server v4.4 versions prior to and including 4.4.28.

Required Configuration : A server process will allow incoming connections to skip peer certificate validation if the server process was started with TLS enabled (net.tls.mode set to allowTLS, preferTLS, or requireTLS) and without a net.tls.CAFile configured.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-1351

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 8.8

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

Affected Products

Vendor: MongoDB Inc

Product: MongoDB Server

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.22% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 60.08% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-03-14 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-72839
https://www.mongodb.com/docs/v5.0/release-notes/5.0/#5.0.25---february-28--2024
https://www.mongodb.com/docs/v6.0/release-notes/6.0/#6.0.14---feb-28--2024
https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/release-notes/7.0/#7.0.6---feb-28--2024
https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/release-notes/4.4/#4.4.29---february-28--2024
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0010/

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