MongoDB Compass trusts certificates issued by recoverable eMudhra intermediate CAs
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- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 1.53.1
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
MongoDB Compass, the desktop graphical client for MongoDB, is affected because it relies on the Electron runtime's bundled TLS root certificate store, which trusts certificates issued by recoverable eMudhra intermediate certificate authorities. This could allow an attacker holding such a certificate to impersonate trusted servers and intercept connections that Compass believes are secure.
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MongoDB Compass relies on Electron, a third-party runtime that carries its own TLS root certificate store. This root certificate store has the recoverable eMudhra intermediate CA certificates. Issue is resolved by updating to Compass 1.53.1, which includes Electron 44.9.1.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Record last updated
- First seen by cve.now
Affected versions
- MongoDB, Inc. Compass
fixed in 1.53.1