mongoaudit - A Powerful MongoDB Auditing and Pentesting Tool

mongoaudit is a CLI tool for auditing MongoDB servers, detecting poor security settings and performing automated penetration testing.

Installing with pip

This is the recommended installation method in case you have python and pip .

pip install mongoaudit

Alternative installer

Use this if and only if python and pip are not available on your platform.

curl -s https://mongoaud.it/install | bash

^{works on Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and Bash for Windows 10}
If you are serious about security you should always use the PIP installer or, better yet, follow best security practices: clone this repository, check the source code and only then run it with python mongoaudit .

Introduction

It is widely known that there are quite a few holes in MongoDB's default configuration settings. This fact, combined with abundant lazy system administrators and developers, has led to what the press has called the MongoDB apocalypse .
mongoaudit not only detects misconfigurations, known vulnerabilities and bugs but also gives you advice on how to fix them, recommends best practices and teaches you how to DevOp like a pro!
This is how the actual app looks like:

Yep, that's material design on a console line interface. (Powered by urwid )

Supported tests

MongoDB listens on a port different to default one
Server only accepts connections from whitelisted hosts / networks
MongoDB HTTP status interface is not accessible on port 28017
MongoDB is not exposing its version number
MongoDB version is newer than 2.4
TLS/SSL encryption is enabled
Authentication is enabled
SCRAM-SHA-1 authentication method is enabled
Server-side Javascript is forbidden
Roles granted to the user only permit CRUD operations *
The user has permissions over a single database *
Security bug CVE-2015-7882
Security bug CVE-2015-2705
Security bug CVE-2014-8964
Security bug CVE-2015-1609
Security bug CVE-2014-3971
Security bug CVE-2014-2917
Security bug CVE-2013-4650
Security bug CVE-2013-3969
Security bug CVE-2012-6619
Security bug CVE-2013-1892
Security bug CVE-2013-2132

Tests marked with an asterisk ( * ) require valid authentication credentials.

How can I best secure my MongoDB?

Once you run any of the test suites provided by mongoaudit , it will offer you to receive a fully detailed report via email. This personalized report links to a series of useful guides on how to fix every specific issue and how to harden your MongoDB deployments.
For your convenience, we have also published the mongoaudit guides in our Medium publication .

Disclaimer

"With great power comes great responsibility"

Never use this tool on servers you don't own. Unauthorized access to strangers' computer systems is a crime in many countries.
Please use this tool is at your own risk. We will accept no liability for any loss or damage which you may incur no matter how caused.
Don't be evil!

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