CVE-2021-20328

Summary

Specific versions of the Java driver that support client-side field level encryption (CSFLE) fail to perform correct host name verification on the KMS server’s certificate. This vulnerability in combination with a privileged network position active MITM attack could result in interception of traffic between the Java driver and the KMS service rendering Field Level Encryption ineffective. This issue was discovered during internal testing and affects all versions of the Java driver that support CSFLE. The Java async, Scala, and reactive streams drivers are not impacted. This vulnerability does not impact driver traffic payloads with CSFLE-supported key services originating from applications residing inside the AWS, GCP, and Azure network fabrics due to compensating controls in these environments. This issue does not impact driver workloads that don’t use Field Level Encryption.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
MongoDB Inc.mongo-java-driver3.11 <= 3.11.2affected
MongoDB Inc.mongo-java-driver3.12 <= 3.12.7affected
MongoDB Inc.mongodb-driver3.11 <= 3.11.2affected
MongoDB Inc.mongodb-driver3.12 <= 3.12.7affected
MongoDB Inc.mongodb-driver-sync4.2.0affected
MongoDB Inc.mongodb-driver-sync3.11 <= 3.11.2affected
MongoDB Inc.mongodb-driver-sync3.12 <= 3.12.7affected
MongoDB Inc.mongodb-driver-sync4.0 <= 4.0.5affected
MongoDB Inc.mongodb-driver-sync4.1 <= 4.1.1affected
MongoDB Inc.mongodb-driver-legacy4.2.0affected
MongoDB Inc.mongodb-driver-legacy3.11 <= 3.11.2affected
MongoDB Inc.mongodb-driver-legacy3.12 <= 3.12.7affected
MongoDB Inc.mongodb-driver-legacy4.0 <= 4.0.5affected
MongoDB Inc.mongodb-driver-legacy4.1 <= 4.1.1affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-295: CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

References