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Apache CouchDB 3.x < 3.0.1 Privilege Escalation

critical Nessus Plugin ID 136945

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Synopsis

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

Description

According to its banner, the version of CouchDB running on the remote host is 3.x prior to 3.0.1. It is, therefore, potentially affected by a privilege escalation which could allow users to access endpoints which should require authentication.

 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 3.0.1, 3.1.0 or later.

See Also

https://docs.couchdb.org/en/master/cve/2020-1955.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 136945

File Name: couchdb_3_1_0.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: remote

Family: Databases

Published: 5/28/2020

Updated: 5/17/2022

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-1955

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:couchdb

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, www/couchdb

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/4/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/19/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-1955

IAVB: 2020-B-0029-S