Retrieving MongoDB server information
It is possible to extract build information such as system details and server status, including the number of connections available, uptime, and memory usage from a MongoDB service.
This recipe describes how to retrieve server information from a MongoDB service with Nmap.
How to do it...
Open your terminal and enter the following Nmap command:
$ nmap -p27017 --script mongodb-info <target>
The MongoDB server information is included in the script output section:
PORT STATE SERVICE 27017/tcp open  mongodb | mongodb-info: |     MongoDB Build info |     ok = 1 |     bits = 64 |     version = 1.2.2 |     gitVersion = nogitversion |     sysInfo = Linux crested 2.6.24-27-server #1 SMP Fri Mar 12 01:23:09 UTC 2010 x86_64 BOOST_LIB_VERSION=1_40 |     ...