CVE-2020-7925 | Denial of Service when processing malformed Role names

Incorrect validation of user input in the role name parser may lead to use of uninitialized memory allowing an unauthenticated attacker to use a specially crafted request to cause a denial of service. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.4 versions prior to 4.4.0-rc12; MongoDB Server v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.9.

Published: 2020-11-23 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-7925 is rated Moderate Risk (58.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.67%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-7925

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-12-28 1.86% 1.67% -0.20%
2 2025-12-27 1.67% 1.86% +0.20%
3 2025-11-21 — 1.67% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-7925

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-7925

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-7925

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-7925
ubuntu medium CVE-2020-7925 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mongodb), 16 status rows across 16 suites (bionic, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 11, not-affected 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-7925

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-7925

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mongodb mongodb >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mongodb mongodb 4.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:4.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mongodb mongodb 4.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:4.4.0:rc10:*:*:*:*:*:*
mongodb mongodb 4.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:4.4.0:rc11:*:*:*:*:*:*
mongodb mongodb 4.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:4.4.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mongodb mongodb 4.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:4.4.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mongodb mongodb 4.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:4.4.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
mongodb mongodb 4.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:4.4.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
mongodb mongodb 4.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:4.4.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
mongodb mongodb 4.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:4.4.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
mongodb mongodb 4.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:4.4.0:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
mongodb mongodb 4.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:4.4.0:rc9:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-7925

URL Tags
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-49142 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence