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Current Description
After user deletion in MongoDB Server the improper invalidation of authorization sessions allows an authenticated user's session to persist and become conflated with new accounts, if those accounts reuse the names of deleted ones. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.9; MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.13 and MongoDB Server v3.4 versions prior to 3.4.22.
Workaround:
After deleting one or more users, restart any nodes which may have had active user authorization sessions.
Refrain from creating user accounts with the same name as previously deleted accounts.
After user deletion in MongoDB Server the improper invalidation of authorization sessions allows an authenticated user's session to persist and become conflated with new accounts, if those accounts reuse the names of deleted ones. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.9; v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.13; v3.4 versions prior to 3.4.22.
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CVE Modified by MongoDB, Inc.2/23/2026 11:20:41 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
Description
After user deletion in MongoDB Server the improper invalidation of authorization sessions allows an authenticated user's session to persist and become conflated with new accounts, if those accounts reuse the names of deleted ones. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.9; MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.13 and MongoDB Server v3.4 versions prior to 3.4.22.
Workaround:
After deleting one or more users, restart any nodes which may have had active user authorization sessions.
Refrain from creating user accounts with the same name as previously deleted accounts.
After user deletion in MongoDB Server the improper invalidation of authorization sessions allows an authenticated user's session to persist and become conflated with new accounts, if those accounts reuse the names of deleted ones. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.9; MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.13 and MongoDB Server v3.4 versions prior to 3.4.22.
Workaround:
After deleting one or more users, restart any nodes which may have had active user authorization sessions.
Refrain from creating user accounts with the same name as previously deleted accounts.
CVE Modified by MongoDB, Inc.1/23/2024 10:15:10 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
Description
After user deletion in MongoDB Server the improper invalidation of authorization sessions allows an authenticated user's session to persist and become conflated with new accounts, if those accounts reuse the names of deleted ones. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.9; v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.13; v3.4 versions prior to 3.4.22.
After user deletion in MongoDB Server the improper invalidation of authorization sessions allows an authenticated user's session to persist and become conflated with new accounts, if those accounts reuse the names of deleted ones. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.9; MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.13 and MongoDB Server v3.4 versions prior to 3.4.22.
Workaround:
After deleting one or more users, restart any nodes which may have had active user authorization sessions.
Refrain from creating user accounts with the same name as previously deleted accounts.
Modified Analysis by NIST10/16/2020 10:35:30 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CVSS V3.1
NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Removed
CVSS V3
NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added
CWE
NIST CWE-613
Removed
CWE
NIST CWE-285
CVE Modified by MongoDB, Inc.9/29/2020 9:15:12 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CVSS V3.1
MongoDB, Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Removed
CVSS V3
MongoDB, Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE Modified by MongoDB, Inc.10/09/2019 7:48:52 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CVSS V3
MongoDB, Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added
CWE
MongoDB, Inc. CWE-285
Initial Analysis by NIST8/14/2019 9:19:02 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CVSS V3
AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added
CVSS V2
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Added
CWE
CWE-285
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.4.0 up to (excluding) 3.4.22
*cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.6.0 up to (excluding) 3.6.13
*cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.0 up to (excluding) 4.0.9
Changed
Reference Type
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-38984 No Types Assigned