CVE-2024-8305

MongoDB Server secondaries may crash due to forced index constraints

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS Score

Published: October 21, 2024 at 02:10 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:22 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorMongoDB

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Severity

MEDIUM6.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.6%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

prepareUnique index may cause secondaries to crash due to incorrect enforcement of index constraints on secondaries, where in extreme cases may cause multiple secondaries crashing leading to no primaries. This issue affects MongoDB Server v6.0 versions prior to 6.0.17, MongoDB Server v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.13 and MongoDB Server v7.3 versions prior to 7.3.4

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

MongoDB · MongoDB

95%

6.0 ≤ v < 6.0.176.0.0 ≤ v < 6.0.177.0 ≤ v < 7.0.137.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.137.3 ≤ v < 7.3.47.3.0 ≤ v < 7.3.46.0 6.0.0 6.0.1 6.0.10 6.0.11 6.0.12 6.0.13 6.0.14 6.0.15 6.0.16 6.0.2 6.0.3 6.0.4 6.0.5 6.0.6 6.0.7 6.0.8 6.0.9 7.0 7.0.0 7.0.1 7.0.10 7.0.11 7.0.12 7.0.2 7.0.3 7.0.4 7.0.5 7.0.6 7.0.7 7.0.8 7.0.9 7.3 7.3.0 7.3.1 7.3.2 7.3.3

Affected range stops below 6.0.17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.0.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.3.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-92382

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-92382

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMmongodb

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-1288NVD-CWE-Other

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