Kubernetes
CVE-2020-7922
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
X.509 certificates generated by the MongoDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator may allow an attacker with access to the Kubernetes cluster improper access to MongoDB instances. Customers who do not use X.509 authentication, and those who do not use the Operator to generate their X.509 certificates are unaffected. This issue affects MongoDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator version 1.0, MongoDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator version 1.1, MongoDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator version 1.2 versions prior to 1.2.4, MongoDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator version 1.3 versions prior to 1.3.1, 1.2, 1.4 versions prior to 1.4.4.
AnalysisAI
X.509 certificates generated by the MongoDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator may allow an attacker with access to the Kubernetes cluster improper access to MongoDB instances. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-295. X.509 certificates generated by the MongoDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator may allow an attacker with access to the Kubernetes cluster improper access to MongoDB instances. Customers who do not use X.509 authentication, and those who do not use the Operator to generate their X.509 certificates are unaffected.0, MongoDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator version 1.1, MongoDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator version 1.2 versions prior to 1.2.4, MongoDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator version 1.3 versions prior to 1.3.1, 1.2, 1.4 versions prior to 1.4.4. Affected products include: Mongodb Mongodb Enterprise Kubernetes Operator. Version information: version 1.0.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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