Apache CouchDB < 3.1.2 Privilege Escalation

high Nessus Plugin ID 182208

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Synopsis

The remote database server is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

According to its banner, the version of CouchDB running on the remote host is prior 3.1,2. It is, therefore, affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious user with permission to create documents in a database is able to attach a HTML attachment to a document. If a CouchDB admin opens that attachment in a browser, e.g. via the CouchDB admin interface Fauxton, any JavaScript code embedded in that HTML attachment will be executed within the security context of that admin. A similar route is available with the already deprecated _show and _list functionality. This privilege escalation vulnerability allows an attacker to add or remove data in any database or make configuration changes.

Note that Nessus did not actually test for these flaws but instead, has relied on the version in CouchDB's banner.

Solution

Upgrade to CouchDB 3.1.2 and apply the recommended settings, or upgrade to 3.2.0 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 182208

File Name: couchdb_3_1_2.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: Databases

Published: 9/29/2023

Updated: 10/2/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-38295

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:couchdb

Required KB Items: www/couchdb

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/5/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/10/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-38295

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