What is CVE-2018-17188?

CVE-2018-17188 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Couchdb. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2019-01-02.

How severe is CVE-2018-17188?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Couchdb

CVE-2018-17188

Prior to CouchDB version 2.3.0, CouchDB allowed for runtime-configuration of key components of the database. In some cases, this lead to vulnerabilities where CouchDB admin users could access the underlying operating system as the CouchDB…

EPSS: 0.032 (86.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Apache Couchdb
Apache Software Foundation Couchdb — versions All

References

security@apache.org (x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
security@apache.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17188?: CVE-2018-17188 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Couchdb. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2019-01-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-17188?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.