CVE-2013-3969 EXPLOIT
6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 10.1% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The find prototype in scripting/engine_v8.h in MongoDB 2.4.0 through 2.4.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and server crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid RefDB object.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.5 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 10.11% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2013-10-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mongodb | mongodb |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MongoDB - 'conn' Mongo Object Remote Code Execution | 2013-06-04 |
References
- http://blog.scrt.ch/2013/06/04/mongodb-rce-by-databasespraying/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54170
- http://www.mongodb.org/about/alerts/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/30/10
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-9878
- http://blog.scrt.ch/2013/06/04/mongodb-rce-by-databasespraying/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54170
- http://www.mongodb.org/about/alerts/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/30/10
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-9878
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