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TI-2020-01879 Aliases CVE-2020-1955GHSA-6625-2573-pv96

Missing authentication in Apache CouchDB

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-306Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.

Summary

CouchDB version 3.0.0 shipped with a new configuration setting that governs access control to the entire database server called `require_valid_user_except_for_up`. It was meant as an extension to the long standing setting `require_valid_user`, which in turn requires that any and all requests to CouchDB will have to be made with valid credentials, effectively forbidding any anonymous requests. The new `require_valid_user_except_for_up` is an off-by-default setting that was meant to allow requiring valid credentials for all endpoints except for the `/_up` endpoint. However, the implementation of this made an error that lead to not enforcing credentials on any endpoint, when enabled. CouchDB versions 3.0.1[1] and 3.1.0[2] fix this issue.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01846 79th 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
—Apache CouchDBApache CouchDB 3.0.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Apache CouchDB Vendor— Affected Apache CouchDB 3.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 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-2020-1955
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6625-2573-pv96

References

Advisory 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-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
  • 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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