CVE-2013-1892
MongoDB before 2.0.9 and 2.2.x before 2.2.4 does not properly validate requests to the nativeHelper function in SpiderMonkey, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and server crash) or execute…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 44.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
MongoDB before 2.0.9 and 2.2.x before 2.2.4 does not properly validate requests to the nativeHelper function in SpiderMonkey, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and server crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted memory address in the first argument.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 44.54% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 8 April 2013
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- mongodb/mongodb · redhat/enterprise mrg
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 44.5% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://blog.scrt.ch/2013/03/24/mongodb-0-day-ssji-to-rce/Exploit
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101630.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101679.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1170.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24935
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24947
- http://www.mongodb.org/about/alerts/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/25/9
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-9124
- http://blog.scrt.ch/2013/03/24/mongodb-0-day-ssji-to-rce/Exploit
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101630.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101679.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1170.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24935
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24947
- http://www.mongodb.org/about/alerts/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/25/9
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-9124
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.