CVE-2018-11769: apache software foundation apache couchdb
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-11769 is a high (CVSS 9.0) vulnerability in apache software foundation apache couchdb. EPSS estimates a 8.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 08-08-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.2HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
8.43%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
95%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.27 pp
From 8.15% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Apache1 product
- couchdb< 2.2.0
Apache software foundation1 product
- apache couchdbApache Tomcat 1.x and =2.1.2
Suse1 product
- couchdb&distro=SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8< 1.7.2-3.6.1
Ubuntu1 product
- couchdbAll versions (No fix recorded)
4 vendors · 4 products
References
13 links- lists.apache.org/thread.html/…X Refsource MISC