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TI-2018-08426 Aliases CVE-2018-11769GHSA-33mm-q6vp-mvmv

CouchDB administrative users before 2.2.0 can configure the database server via HTTP(S).

Priority MEDIUM 43Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08426 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache CouchDBApache Tomcat 1.x and =2.1.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Apache CouchDB VendorApache Affected Apache Tomcat 1.x and =2.1.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.2.0VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.2.0 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-11769
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-33mm-q6vp-mvmv
  3. 2026-11-03 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile

References

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • 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-2014-02145 Apache CouchDB 1.5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
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Sources

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