Description
Apache CouchDB administrative users 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 that CouchDB runs under, by bypassing the blacklist of configuration settings that are not allowed to be modified via the HTTP API. This privilege escalation effectively allows an existing CouchDB admin user to gain arbitrary remote code execution, bypassing already disclosed CVE-2017-12636. Mitigation: All users should upgrade to CouchDB releases 1.7.2 or 2.1.2.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Various Sources mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/couchdb-announce/201807.mbox/%3c1439409216.6221.1531246856676.JavaMail.Joan%40RITA%3e
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-06
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/couchdb-announce/201807.mbox/%3C1699016538.6219.1531246785603.JavaMail.Joan%40RITA%3E
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104741
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.mdsec.co.uk/2018/08/advisory-cve-2018-8007-apache-couchdb-remote-code-execution/
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://blog.couchdb.org/2018/07/10/cve-2018-8007/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbmu03935en_us
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X3JOUCX7LHDV4YWZDQNXT5NTKKRANZQW/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S5FPHVVU5KMRFKQTJPAM3TBGC7LKCWQS/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.2
EPSS
0.1824
EPSS Percentile
95.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (1)
apache/couchdb
< 1.7.1
Published
Jul 11, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026