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Apache CouchDB 'HTTP API' Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
5 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with Apache CouchDB and is prone to privilege escalation vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to an insufficient validation of administrator-supplied configuration settings via the HTTP API.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Apache CouchDB versions 1.x before 1.7.2 and 2.x before 2.1.2 on Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Apache CouchDB version 1.7.2 or 2.1.2 or later. Please see the references for more information.