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TI-2018-12287 Aliases CVE-2018-17188GHSA-6c69-f4qc-5997

Prior to CouchDB version 2.3.0, CouchDB allowed for runtime-configuration of key…

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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

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03613 89th 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 CouchDBAll—No fix listedCNA
  • Apache CouchDB VendorApache Affected All Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.3.0VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.3.0 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-2018-17188
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6c69-f4qc-5997

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • 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
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Sources

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