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  1. Core Server
  2. SERVER-4692

Read-only users should be denied access to system.users collection

    • Type: Icon: Bug Bug
    • Resolution: Done
    • Priority: Icon: Critical - P2 Critical - P2
    • 2.1.1
    • Affects Version/s: 2.0.2
    • Component/s: Security
    • Minor Change
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      Original Title: system.users collection placement allows offline dictionary attack for read-only users

      When using authentication with mongodb, users with read-write permissions have their password hashes stored in system.users. Read-only users can read these hashes. This permits read-only users to read the password hashes of read/write users and perform an offline dictionary attack in order to escalate their privileges.

            Assignee:
            mathias@mongodb.com Mathias Stearn
            Reporter:
            npmccallum Nathaniel McCallum
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