Redact db.changeUserPassword() from shell command history

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    • Type: Bug
    • Resolution: Duplicate
    • Priority: Trivial - P5
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    • Affects Version/s: 2.4.9
    • Component/s: Security, Shell
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      [root@localhost ~]# mongo admin -u thisguy -p oldpassword --port 27001
      MongoDB shell version: 2.4.9
      connecting to: 127.0.0.1:27001/admin
      testset2:PRIMARY> db.changeUserPassword("thisguy", "newpassword")
      testset2:PRIMARY> exit
      bye
      [root@localhost ~]# mongo admin -u thisguy -p newpassword --port 27001
      MongoDB shell version: 2.4.9
      connecting to: 127.0.0.1:27001/admin
      testset2:PRIMARY> exit
      bye

      1. Login as a different user
        [root@localhost ~]# mongo admin -u daddy -p password --port 27001
        MongoDB shell version: 2.4.9
        connecting to: 127.0.0.1:27001/admin
      2. up arrow
        testset2:PRIMARY> db.changeUserPassword("thisguy", "newpassword")
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      [root@localhost ~] # mongo admin -u thisguy -p oldpassword --port 27001 MongoDB shell version: 2.4.9 connecting to: 127.0.0.1:27001/admin testset2:PRIMARY> db.changeUserPassword("thisguy", "newpassword") testset2:PRIMARY> exit bye [root@localhost ~] # mongo admin -u thisguy -p newpassword --port 27001 MongoDB shell version: 2.4.9 connecting to: 127.0.0.1:27001/admin testset2:PRIMARY> exit bye Login as a different user [root@localhost ~] # mongo admin -u daddy -p password --port 27001 MongoDB shell version: 2.4.9 connecting to: 127.0.0.1:27001/admin up arrow testset2:PRIMARY> db.changeUserPassword("thisguy", "newpassword")
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      The db.changeUserPassword() is in history. Any user that can connect to the mongo shell can use the uparrow to see the changed password in plain text.

      Workaround:
      Prehash the password and change it with something like the following:

      db.system.users.update(

      { "pwd" : "' + hashedoldpassword + '"}

      , { $set:

      { "pwd" : "' + hashednewpassword + '"}

      } )

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            Reporter:
            Jeffery Schnick
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