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Apache CouchDB < 3.2.2 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - Linux

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Databases

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

6.8

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

1 year ago

Modified

Modified

1 year ago

Summary

Apache CouchDB is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

An attacker can access an improperly secured default installation without authenticating and gain admin privileges. The CouchDB documentation has always made recommendations for properly securing an installation, including recommending using a firewall in front of all CouchDB installations.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Apache CouchDB version 3.2.1 and prior.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Update to version 3.2.2 or later.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)