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 user. Together with other vulnerabilities, it allowed full system entry for unauthenticated users. Rather than waiting for new vulnerabilities to be discovered, and fixing them as they come up, the CouchDB development team decided to make changes to avoid this entire class of vulnerabilities.

CVSS v3.0 7.2 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.5 MEDIUM

7.2^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://blog.couchdb.org/2018/12/17/cve-2018-17188/	Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbmu03935en_us
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X3JOUCX7LHDV4YWZDQNXT5NTKKRANZQW/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S5FPHVVU5KMRFKQTJPAM3TBGC7LKCWQS/

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2019-01-02 06:29

Updated : 2019-10-02 17:03

NVD link : CVE-2018-17188

Mitre link : CVE-2018-17188

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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Products Affected

apache

couchdb

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