CVE-2021-20332

MongoDB Rust Driver may publish events containing authentication-related data to a connection pool event listener configured by an application

Description

Specific MongoDB Rust Driver versions can include credentials used by the connection pool to authenticate connections in the monitoring event that is emitted when the pool is created. The user's logging infrastructure could then potentially ingest these events and unexpectedly leak the credentials. Note that such monitoring is not enabled by default. This issue affects MongoDB Rust Driver version 2.0.0-alpha, MongoDB Rust Driver version 2.0.0-alpha1 and MongoDB Rust Driver version 1.0.0 through to and including 1.2.1

Category

4.2
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.13%
Vendor Advisory mongodb.org
Affected: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Rust Driver
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/RUST-591 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-20332?
CVE-2021-20332 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-20332?
To fix CVE-2021-20332, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-20332 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-20332 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-20332?
CVE-2021-20332 affects MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Rust Driver.
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