CVE-2020-7927 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2020-7927

Potential privilege escalation in Ops Manager API

Vulnerability Description

Specially crafted API calls may allow an authenticated user who holds Organization Owner privilege to obtain an API key with Global Role privilege. This issue affects MongoDB Ops Manager v4.2 versions prior to and including 4.2.17, MongoDB Ops Manager v4.3 versions prior to and including 4.3.9 and MongoDB Ops Manager v4.4 versions prior to and including 4.4.2.

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.

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Affected Software

MongoDB Ops Manager
Vulnerable Versions:
4.2, 4.3, 4.4

Timeline

Official Publish: November 23rd, 2020
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-648

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.