{"api_version":"1","generated_at":"2026-07-23T11:15:14+00:00","cve":"CVE-2019-2389","urls":{"html":"https://cve.report/CVE-2019-2389","api":"https://cve.report/api/cve/CVE-2019-2389.json","docs":"https://cve.report/api","cve_org":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-2389","nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2389"},"summary":{"title":"CVE-2019-2389","description":"Incorrect scoping of kill operations in MongoDB Server's packaged SysV init scripts allow users with write access to the PID file to insert arbitrary PIDs to be killed when the root user stops the MongoDB process via SysV init. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.11; v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.14; v3.4 versions prior to 3.4.22.","state":"PUBLIC","assigner":"cna@mongodb.com","published_at":"2019-08-30 15:15:00","updated_at":"2024-01-23 15:15:00"},"problem_types":["CWE-20"],"metrics":[],"references":[{"url":"https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-40563","name":"https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-40563","refsource":"CONFIRM","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"title":"[SERVER-40563] Our init scripts check /proc/[pid]/stat should validate that `(${procname})` is the process' command name. - MongoDB","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-2389","name":"CVE Program record","refsource":"CVE.ORG","tags":["canonical"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2389","name":"NVD vulnerability detail","refsource":"NVD","tags":["canonical","analysis"]}],"affected":[],"timeline":[],"solutions":[],"workarounds":[],"exploits":[],"credits":[],"nvd_cpes":[{"cve_year":"2019","cve_id":"2389","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"mongodb","cpe5":"mongodb","cpe6":"*","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2019","cve_id":"2389","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"1","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"mongodb","cpe5":"mongodb","cpe6":"*","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"}],"vendor_comments":[],"enrichments":{"kev":null,"epss":null,"legacy_qids":[]},"source_records":{"cve_program":{"data_version":"4.0","data_type":"CVE","data_format":"MITRE","CVE_data_meta":{"ID":"CVE-2019-2389","ASSIGNER":"cna@mongodb.com","STATE":"PUBLIC"},"description":{"description_data":[{"lang":"eng","value":"Incorrect scoping of kill operations in MongoDB Server's packaged SysV init scripts allow users with write access to the PID file to insert arbitrary PIDs to be killed when the root user stops the MongoDB process via SysV init. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.11; v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.14; v3.4 versions prior to 3.4.22.\n\n"}]},"problemtype":{"problemtype_data":[{"description":[{"lang":"eng","value":"CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource","cweId":"CWE-732"}]}]},"affects":{"vendor":{"vendor_data":[{"vendor_name":"MongoDB Inc.","product":{"product_data":[{"product_name":"MongoDB Server","version":{"version_data":[{"version_affected":"<","version_name":"4.0","version_value":"4.0.11"},{"version_affected":"<","version_name":"3.6","version_value":"3.6.14"},{"version_affected":"<","version_name":"3.4","version_value":"3.4.22"}]}}]}}]}},"references":{"reference_data":[{"url":"https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-40563","refsource":"MISC","name":"https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-40563"}]},"generator":{"engine":"Vulnogram 0.0.9"},"source":{"defect":["SECURITY-567"],"discovery":"EXTERNAL"},"credits":[{"lang":"en","value":"Sicheng Liu of Beijing DBSEC Technology Co., Ltd"}],"impact":{"cvss":[{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":5.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H","version":"3.1"}]}},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2019-08-30 15:15:00","lastModifiedDate":"2024-01-23 15:15:00","problem_types":["CWE-20"],"metrics":{"baseMetricV3":{"cvssV3":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"HIGH","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":4.2,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM"},"exploitabilityScore":0.6,"impactScore":3.6},"baseMetricV2":{"cvssV2":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P","accessVector":"LOCAL","accessComplexity":"MEDIUM","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","availabilityImpact":"PARTIAL","baseScore":1.9},"severity":"LOW","exploitabilityScore":3.4,"impactScore":2.9,"acInsufInfo":false,"obtainAllPrivilege":false,"obtainUserPrivilege":false,"obtainOtherPrivilege":false,"userInteractionRequired":true}},"configurations":{"CVE_data_version":"4.0","nodes":[{"operator":"OR","children":[],"cpe_match":[{"vulnerable":true,"cpe23Uri":"cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.4.0","versionEndExcluding":"3.4.22","cpe_name":[]},{"vulnerable":true,"cpe23Uri":"cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.6.0","versionEndExcluding":"3.6.14","cpe_name":[]},{"vulnerable":true,"cpe23Uri":"cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.0.0","versionEndExcluding":"4.0.11","cpe_name":[]}]}]}},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2019","CveId":"2389","Ordinal":"139287","Title":"CVE-2019-2389","CVE":"CVE-2019-2389","Year":"2019"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2019","CveId":"2389","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"Incorrect scoping of kill operations in MongoDB Server's packaged SysV init scripts allow users with write access to the PID file to insert arbitrary PIDs to be killed when the root user stops the MongoDB process via SysV init. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.11; v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.14; v3.4 versions prior to 3.4.22.","Type":"Description","Title":null},{"CveYear":"2019","CveId":"2389","Ordinal":"2","NoteData":"2019-08-30","Type":"Other","Title":"Published"},{"CveYear":"2019","CveId":"2389","Ordinal":"3","NoteData":"2020-09-29","Type":"Other","Title":"Modified"}]}}}