SB2021101205 - Security restrictions bypass in Apache CouchDB
Published: October 12, 2021 Updated: October 14, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021101205
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38295)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions and allows a remote authenticated users with permission to create documents in a database to attach a HTML attachment to a document. If a CouchDB administrator opens such attachment the HTML code will be executed in the administrator's browser.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.