MongoDB must prohibit user installation of logic modules (stored procedures, functions, triggers, views, etc.) without explicit privileged status.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-279380 | MD8X-00-007300 | SV-279380r1179481_rule | CCI-003980 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Allowing regular users to install software without explicit privileges creates the risk that untested or potentially malicious software will be installed on the system. Explicit privileges (escalated or administrative privileges) provide the regular user with explicit capabilities and control that exceed the rights of a regular user. Database management system (DBMS) functionality and the nature and requirements of databases will vary, so while users are not permitted to install unapproved software, there may be instances where the organization allows the user to install approved software packages, such as from an approved software repository. The requirements for production servers will be more restrictive than those used for development and research. MongoDB must enforce software installation by users based upon what types of software installations are permitted (e.g., updates and security patches to existing software) and what types of installations are prohibited (e.g., software whose pedigree with regard to being potentially malicious is unknown or suspect) by the organization. In the case of a DBMS, this requirement covers stored procedures, functions, triggers, views, etc. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| MongoDB Enterprise Advanced 8.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-20 | |||
Related Frameworks
1 mapping across 4 frameworks
Related Frameworks
SCF0 mappings
No source states a mapping between these directly.
Also reachable in 3 hops (3) derived by us, not asserted by any source
Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V1R1intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
- SCF Secure Traceability Relationship Mapping (STRM)2026.2intersects
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V1R1intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
- SCF Secure Traceability Relationship Mapping (STRM)2026.2intersects
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V1R1intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
- SCF Secure Traceability Relationship Mapping (STRM)2026.2intersects
NIST 800-530 mappings
No source states a mapping between these directly.
Also reachable in 2 hops (42) derived by us, not asserted by any source
Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V1R1intersects(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)2our copyintersects(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)2intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V1R1intersects(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)2our copyintersects(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)2intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V1R1intersects(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)2our copyintersects(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)2intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V1R1intersects(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)2our copyintersects(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)2intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V1R1intersects(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)2our copyintersects(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)2intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V1R1intersects(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)2our copyintersects(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)2intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V1R1intersects(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)3our copyintersects(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)3intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V1R1intersects(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)2our copyintersects(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)2intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V1R1intersects(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)2our copyintersects(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)2intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V1R1intersects(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)2our copyintersects(normalised)
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)2intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
+32 more (top 10 by confidence shown)
CCI1 mapping
CCI-003980
1.00
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V1R1intersects(normalised)
NIST CSF 2.00 mappings
No source states a mapping between these directly.
Also reachable in 4 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source
Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.
PR.PS-05
0.50
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V1R1intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
- SCF Secure Traceability Relationship Mapping (STRM)2026.2intersects
- NIST OLIR Informative ReferenceOLIR 153 (2025-04-07)intersects(normalised)SCF Focal Document mapping (catalog)SCF 2026.2 focalintersects(normalised)
Details
Check Text (C-279380r1179481_chk)
If MongoDB supports only software development, experimentation and/or developer-level testing (that is, excluding production systems, integration testing, stress testing, and user acceptance testing), this is not a finding.
MongoDB can control nonadministrative users' ability to create, alter, or replace logic modules by defining specific roles and permissions. While MongoDB does not directly support stored procedures, functions, triggers, and views in the way relational databases do, similar functionalities can be implemented using various features.
An organizational or site-specific document should exist and be reviewed to determine what built-in MongoDB roles and associated privileges may be considered authorized and what users are administrative users.
For each database, run the following commands in MongoDB as an administrative user to determine what users and roles they are assigned:
> use <database>
> db.getUsers()
For any nonadministrative user in a database, check if any roles are not compliant with the site-specific documentation for users. If any user in any database is found to have a role that is not allowed, this is a finding.
MongoDB allows users to store JavaScript functions on the server. Javascript should be disabled for all users.
Review the Mongodb configuration file (default location /etc/mongod.conf) and ensure the following is set to disable JavaScript:
security:
javascriptEnabled: false
If this is not set in the MongoDB configuration file, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-83838r1179480_fix)
Revoke unapproved roles from nonadministrative users as per the site-specific document by executing db.revokeRolesFromUser for each user and database:
> use <database>
> db.revokeRolesFromUser( "<username>", [ <roles> ], { <writeConcern> } )
Reference:
https://www.mongodb.com/docs/v8.0/reference/method/db.revokeRolesFromUser/
Edit the MongoDB configuration file (default location: /etc/mongod.conf) to include the following:
security:
javascriptEnabled: false