Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2018-11769
CouchDB administrative users before 2.2.0 can configure the database server via HTTP(S). Due to insufficient validation of administrator-supplied configuration settings via the HTTP API, it is possible for a CouchDB administrator user to escalate their privileges to that of the operating system's user under which CouchDB runs, by bypassing the blacklist of configuration settings that are not allowed to be modified via the HTTP API. This privilege escalation effectively allows a CouchDB admin user to gain arbitrary remote code execution, bypassing CVE-2017-12636 and CVE-2018-8007.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
7.2
HIGH
EPSS Probability:8.15%
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 | Apache Tomcat 1.x and =2.1.2 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
8.153%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Apache Software Foundation · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2018-06-05T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2018-08-08T15:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2018-08-08 |
| Last Updated | 2024-09-16T17:59:21 |
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