Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2016-8742
The Windows installer that the Apache CouchDB team provides was vulnerable to local privilege escalation. All files in the install inherit the file permissions of the parent directory and therefore a non-privileged user can substitute any executable for the nssm.exe service launcher, or CouchDB batch or binary files. A subsequent service or server restart will then run that binary with administrator privilege. This issue affected CouchDB 2.0.0 (Windows platform only) and was addressed in CouchDB 2.0.0.1.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
EPSS Probability:2.00%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache CouchDB | 2.0.0 (Windows platform only) (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
1.999%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Apache Software Foundation · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2016-10-18T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2018-02-12T17:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2016-12-08 |
| Last Updated | 2024-09-17T00:26:42 |
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