7.2

CVE-2018-17188: apache software foundation apache couchdb

CVSS: 7.2v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-17188
Published 02-01-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-17188 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in apache software foundation apache couchdb. EPSS estimates a 3.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.61%
0%100%
Low · +0.38 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 02-01-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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 metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.61%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.38 pp

From 3.23% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.61%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Apache1 product
Apache software foundation1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • couchdbAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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