Privilege escalation in Apache Couchdb
CVE-2017-12635
Due to differences in the Erlang-based JSON parser and JavaScript-based JSON parser, it is possible in Apache CouchDB before 1.7.0 and 2.x before 2.1.1 to submit _users documents with duplicate keys for 'roles' used for access control with…
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.941 (99.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apache Couchdb — versions 2.0.0
- Apache Software Foundation Couchdb — versions 1.2.0 to 1.6.1, 2.0.0 to 2.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@apache.org (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- security@apache.org (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@apache.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-12635?
- CVE-2017-12635 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Couchdb, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-11-14.
- How severe is CVE-2017-12635?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-12635 known to be exploited?
- 52 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.