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TI-2023-03723 Aliases CVE-2023-4009GHSA-4xr4-3f5p-7cg4

Privilege Escalation for Project Owner and Project User Admin Roles in Ops Manager

Priority LOW 35CWE-648Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

In MongoDB Ops Manager v5.0 prior to 5.0.22 and v6.0 prior to 6.0.17 it is possible for an authenticated user with project owner or project user admin access to generate an API key with the privileges of org owner resulting in privilege escalation.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00764 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed MongoDB Ops Manager (MongoDB Inc.): 6.0.17, 5.0.22

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MongoDBMongoDB Ops Manager6.0 to before 6.0.17; 5.0 to before 5.0.226.0.17, 5.0.22Patch availableCNA
  • MongoDB Ops Manager VendorMongoDB Affected 6.0 to before 6.0.17; 5.0 to before 5.0.22 Fixed in 6.0.17, 5.0.22 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:ops_manager_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0 to before 5.0.22; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.17VulnerableMongoDB
  • cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:ops_manager_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 to before 5.0.22; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.17 Vulnerable ·MongoDB

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA MongoDB Ops Manager (MongoDB Inc.) Fixed in 6.0.17, 5.0.22

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4009
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4xr4-3f5p-7cg4

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2023-00326 MongoDB Ops Manager may disclose sensitive information in Diagnostic Archive CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3

Sources

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