MongoDB: remote code execution via javascript
Published Oct 1, 2013
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 10.11%
Description
The find prototype in scripting/engine_v8.h in MongoDB 2.4.0 through 2.4.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and server crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid RefDB object.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
OpenShift Enterprise 1
mongodb
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
mongodb
Under investigation
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Enterprise 1 | mongodb | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | mongodb | Under investigation | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 10.11% (0.10112) | 95.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.11% (0.10112) | 95.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 8.24% (0.08237) | 92.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 19.70% (0.19701) | 95.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.81% (0.08806) | 91.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 25.38% (0.25381) | 93.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.81% (0.08806) | 91.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 6.54% (0.06536) | 94.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 22, 2024 | 6.11% (0.06107) | 93.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 7, 2024 | 4.41% (0.04405) | 92.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 3.88% (0.03875) | 91.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 2.77% (0.02767) | 90.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 2.64% (0.02637) | 90.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | 2.54% (0.02544) | 89.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 28, 2024 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 88.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 1.85% (0.01853) | 87.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.54% (0.06536) | 92.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.27% (0.09271) | 94.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.27% (0.09271) | 93.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.27% (0.09271) | 87.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://blog.scrt.ch/2013/06/04/mongodb-rce-by-databasespraying/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54170 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.mongodb.org/about/alerts/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/30/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-3969 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=985499 Issue Tracking
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-9878 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3969
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3969
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blog.scrt.ch/2013/06/04/mongodb-rce-by-databasespraying/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/54170 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.mongodb.org/about/alerts/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/30/10 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-3969 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=985499 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-9878 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3969 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3969 |
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