# CVE-2024-6375: Missing authorization check may lead to shard key refinement

- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.0.22, 6.0.11, 7.0.3
- Published: 2024-07-01 · Updated: 2024-08-01

## Affected

- MongoDB Inc MongoDB Server: from 5.0, fixed in 5.0.22; from 6.0, fixed in 6.0.11; from 7.0, fixed in 7.0.3

## Description

A command for refining a collection shard key is missing an authorization check. This may cause the command to run directly on a shard, leading to either degradation of query performance, or to revealing chunk boundaries through timing side channels. This affects MongoDB Server v5.0 versions, prior to 5.0.22, MongoDB Server v6.0 versions, prior to 6.0.11 and MongoDB Server v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.3.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MongoDB, upgrade to a fixed version (5.0.22, 6.0.11, 7.0.3) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [MongoDB](https://cve.now/tech/mongodb.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-79327

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