SB2019010701 - Privilege Escalation in Apache CouchDB
Published: January 7, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019010701
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17188)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to CouchDB allows runtime-configuration of key components of the database. A CouchDB administrator can gain access to operating system components and execute code on the system with privileges of the CouchDB system user account.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.