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Status published
Medium
CVE-2018-25004
Invariant failure when explaining a find with a UUID
Vulnerability Description
A user authorized to performing a specific type of query may trigger a denial of service by issuing a generic explain command on a find query. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.6 and MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.11.
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.
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Affected Vendor
MongoDB Inc.
View all reports →Affected Software
MongoDB Server
Vulnerable Versions:
3.6, 4.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 1st, 2021
Last Modified:
November 19th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H