Description
Applications built on MongoDB Entity Framework Core Provider which place a database name in the connection string may inadvertently disable field level encryption.
Affected products
mongodb: entity framework core provider
References1
- jira.mongodb.org/browse/EF-389 Vendor AdvisoryPermissions Required
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 4.0
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6.8
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 0 · as of 8 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-311
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