CVE-2020-7924: Improper Certificate Validation

May 24, 2022 (updated February 13, 2024)

Usage of specific command line parameter in MongoDB Tools which was originally intended to just skip hostname checks, may result in MongoDB skipping all certificate validation. This may result in accepting invalid certificates.This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Database Tools 3.6 versions later than 3.6.5; 3.6 versions prior to 3.6.21; 4.0 versions prior to 4.0.21; 4.2 versions prior to 4.2.11; 100 versions prior to 100.2.0. MongoDB Inc. Mongomirror 0 versions later than 0.6.0.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-6cwm-wm82-hgrw
github.com/mongodb/mongo-tools/commit/8c1800b5155084f954a39a1f2f259efac3bb86de
jira.mongodb.org/browse/TOOLS-2587
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7924

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