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CVE-2020-7921

Improper serialization of internal state in the authorization subsystem in MongoDB Server's authorization subsystem permits a user with valid credentials to bypass IP whitelisting protection mechanisms following administrative action. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.3; MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.15; MongoDB Server v4.3 versions prior to 4.3.3and MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.18.

  • Published: May 6, 2020
  • Updated: Nov 16, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2020-7921
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.6
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 3.5
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
mongodb / mongodb 4.2.0 4.2.3
mongodb / mongodb 4.0.0 4.0.15
mongodb / mongodb 3.6.0 3.6.18
mongodb / mongodb 4.3.0 4.3.3