Vulnerability in Apache Couchdb
CVE-2016-8742
The Windows installer that the Apache CouchDB team provides was vulnerable to local privilege escalation. All files in the install inherit the file permissions of the parent directory and therefore a non-privileged user can substitute any executable for the nssm.exe service launcher, or CouchDB batch or binary files. A subsequent service or server restart will then run that binary with administrator privilege. This issue affected CouchDB 2.0.0 (Windows platform only) and was addressed in CouchDB 2.0.0.1.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (80.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Couchdb — versions 2.0.0
- Apache Software Foundation Couchdb — versions 2.0.0 (Windows platform only)
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/couchdb-dev/201612.mbox/<825F65E1-0E5F-4E1F-8… (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40865/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94766 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8742?
- CVE-2016-8742 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Couchdb, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-02-12.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8742?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.