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Status published
Medium
CVE-2016-6494
The client in MongoDB uses world-readable permissions on .dbshell history...
Vulnerability Description
The client in MongoDB uses world-readable permissions on .dbshell history files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362553
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/8
- https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/035cf2afc04988b22cb67f4ebfd77e9b344cb6e0
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92204
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-25335
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5MCE2ZLFBNOK3TTWSTXZJQGZVP4EEJDL/
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=832908
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/4
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 3.2, 3.3, 25
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 3rd, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.