CVE-2025-6709

Pre-Authentication Denial of Service Vulnerability in MongoDB Server's OIDC Authentication

Description

The MongoDB Server is susceptible to a denial of service vulnerability due to improper handling of specific date values in JSON input when using OIDC authentication. This can be reproduced using the mongo shell to send a malicious JSON payload leading to an invariant failure and server crash. This issue affects MongoDB Server v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.17 and MongoDB Server v8.0 versions prior to 8.0.5. The same issue affects MongoDB Server v6.0 versions prior to 6.0.21, but an attacker can only induce denial of service after authenticating.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.09%
Affected: MongoDB Inc MongoDB Server
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-106748

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-6709?
CVE-2025-6709 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-6709?
To fix CVE-2025-6709, 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-2025-6709 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-6709 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-2025-6709?
CVE-2025-6709 affects MongoDB Inc MongoDB Server.
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