TMA-MONGO-BIND-ALL
Ensure mongod does not listen on all interfaces
HighLevel 1Automatedmongodb
Description
bindIp 0.0.0.0 or bindIpAll exposes the database on every network interface; bind only to localhost and required private addresses. Checks the YAML config file /etc/mongod.conf (SKIP when it does not exist).
How it is checked
Audit method: File pattern
- File
/etc/mongod.conf- Pattern
(?m)^[ \t]*(?:bindIp:[^#\n]*0\.0\.0\.0|bindIp:[^#\n]*::(?:[ ,'\x22]|$)|bindIpAll:[ \t]*true)
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
Set net.bindIp to 127.0.0.1 plus the specific private addresses required (remove bindIpAll), then restart mongod
Properties
- Operating systems
- Any
- Tags
- mongodbdatabasenetwork
- Reference
- CIS MongoDB Benchmark - Network Exposure / Bind Address (verify section number for your release)
Check this host
Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.
shell
tmaegis scan --target mongodb