CVE-2023-0342

PEM password disclosure via incomplete archive redaction

Published Jun 9, 2023 · Updated Jan 6, 2025

Information disclosure in MongoDB Ops Manager 5.0.0 through 5.0.20 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.11 allows local users to read PEM passwords. Diagnostics Archive redaction leaves PEM key-file password application settings in collected output even though it excludes the PEM files. Exploitation requires high privileges and user interaction to obtain or share an archive; the PEM files themselves are not included.

CVSS severity3.1
Low
EPSS probability0.89%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in MongoDB Ops Manager 5.0.0 through 5.0.20 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.11 allows local users to read PEM passwords. Diagnostics Archive redaction leaves PEM key-file password application settings in collected output even though it excludes the PEM files. Exploitation requires high privileges and user interaction to obtain or share an archive; the PEM files themselves are not included.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-0342
Published
Jun 9, 2023
Updated
Jan 6, 2025
Vendor
MongoDB
Product
MongoDB Ops Manager
Classifications
CWE-497, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 9, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 6, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=v5.0 <5.0.21
  2. Affected versionversion=v6.0 <6.0.12

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

MongoDB · MongoDB Ops Managerversion=v5.0 <5.0.21; version=v6.0 <6.0.12

Published CVSS scores

5.3NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
3.1MongoDB, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-497Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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