Apache CouchDB 1.5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Apache CouchDB 1.5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via the count parameter to /_uuids.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.22687 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-2668
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pgjj-9j9g-vrr7
References
More Apache Couchdb vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-08521 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Packaging KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-09360 Improper privilege management in Apache CouchDB CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-09361 OS command injection in Apache CouchDB CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2020-01879 Missing authentication in Apache CouchDB CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-05784 Improper input validation in Apache CouchDB CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2018-08426 CouchDB administrative users before 2.2.0 can configure the database server via HTTP(S). CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2014-2668 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-2668 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pgjj-9j9g-vrr7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-2668 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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