Vulnerability in Apache Couchdb
CVE-2018-11769
CouchDB administrative users before 2.2.0 can configure the database server via HTTP(S). Due to insufficient validation of administrator-supplied configuration settings via the HTTP API, it is possible for a CouchDB administrator user to escalate their privileges to that of the operating system's user under which CouchDB runs, by bypassing the blacklist of configuration settings that are not allowed to be modified via the HTTP API. This privilege escalation effectively allows a CouchDB admin user to gain arbitrary remote code execution, bypassing CVE-2017-12636 and CVE-2018-8007.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.084 (94.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.082 · newest: 0.084 · change: +0.003
Affected products
- Apache Couchdb
- Apache Software Foundation Couchdb — versions Apache Tomcat 1.x and =2.1.2
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105046 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-06 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/1052ad7a1b32b9756df4f7860f5cb5a96b739f444117325a19…
- support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-11769?
- CVE-2018-11769 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Couchdb. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2018-08-08.
- How severe is CVE-2018-11769?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.