5.5Medium

CVE-2021-32039MongoDB Extension for VS Code may unexpectedly store credentials locally in clear text

MongoDB Inc. MongoDB for VS Code; mongodb mongodb Published: 2022-01-20 17:50 (4 years ago)

Description

Users with appropriate file access may be able to access unencrypted user credentials saved by MongoDB Extension for VS Code in a binary file. These credentials may be used by malicious attackers to perform unauthorized actions. This vulnerability affects all MongoDB Extension for VS Code including and prior to version 0.7.0

Weakness (CWE): CWE-522

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

Vendor	Product	Versions
mongodb	mongodb	-
MongoDB Inc.	MongoDB for VS Code	MongoDB for VS Code – ≤ 0.7.0

References and patches

CVSS score

5.5Medium

Source: mongodb · CVSS 3.1

Attack vector: Local
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS (chance of exploitation in 30 days)

0.28%

higher than 21% of all CVEs

CISA assessment (SSVC)

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial

Timeline

ID reserved2021-05-05
Published2022-01-20 17:50
Reached IP-DB2026-10-25 00:04
Last updated2024-09-17 04:51

Assigned by (CNA): mongodb

View at source: CVE.org · NVD

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