What is CVE-2020-1955?

CVE-2020-1955 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Couchdb, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-05-20.

How severe is CVE-2020-1955?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Apache Couchdb

CVE-2020-1955

CouchDB version 3.0.0 shipped with a new configuration setting that governs access control to the entire database server called `require_valid_user_except_for_up`. It was meant as an extension to the long standing setting `require_valid_us…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.018 (76.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apache Couchdb — versions 3.0.0
N/a Apache Couchdb — versions Apache CouchDB 3.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

security@apache.org (x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-1955?: CVE-2020-1955 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Couchdb, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2020-1955?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.