CVE-2024-6375

Summary

CVE-2024-6375 is a vulnerability affecting versions of MongoDB Server prior to 5.0.22, 6.0.11, and 7.0.3. It lies in the command for refining a collection shard key, which lacks proper authorization checks. Consequently, unauthorized users may execute this command directly on a shard, resulting in decreased query performance or potentially revealing chunk boundaries via timing side channels. This issue poses a significant risk to the security and efficiency of impacted MongoDB deployments.

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