Vigil@nce - MongoDB Server: privilege escalation via Deleted User Persistent Session
August 2019 by Vigil@nce
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SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: MongoDB Server.
Severity: 1/4.
Consequences: user access/rights.
Provenance: user account.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 07/08/2019.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can bypass restrictions via Deleted User Persistent
Session of MongoDB Server, in order to escalate his privileges.
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