CVE-2020-7924

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    CVE-2020-7924

    Published: 12 Apr 2021Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Usage of specific command line parameter in MongoDB Tools which was originally intended to just skip hostname checks, may result in MongoDB skipping all certificate validation. This may result in accepting invalid certificates.This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Database Tools 3.6 versions later than 3.6.5; 3.6 versions prior to 3.6.21; 4.0 versions prior to 4.0.21; 4.2 versions prior to 4.2.11; 100 versions prior to 100.2.0. MongoDB Inc. Mongomirror 0 versions later than 0.6.0.

    References: https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/TOOLS-2587

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- f3850cb98e5e005c2de2c82b76b592060f14b9e9
    Fixed -27c04a6448462549a61aa1403ad3a09dde2ec9b5

    Affected versions

    r4.2.9-rc0
    r4.2.9
    r4.2.8-rc0
    r4.2.8
    r4.2.10-rc0
    r4.2.10
    r4.2.7-rc1
    r4.2.7-rc0
    r4.2.7
    r4.2.6-rc0
    r4.2.6
    r4.2.5-rc1
    r4.2.5-rc0
    r4.2.5
    r4.2.4-rc0
    r4.2.4
    r4.2.3-rc1
    r4.2.3
    r4.2.3-rc0
    r4.2.2-rc1
    r4.2.2-rc0
    r4.2.2
    r4.2.1-rc0
    r4.2.1
    r4.2.0-rc8
    r4.2.0-rc7
    r4.2.0-rc6
    r4.2.0-rc5
    r4.2.0-rc4
    r4.2.0-rc3
    r4.2.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    CVE-2020-7924 | CVE-DB