SB20231212106 - Privilege escalation in Apache CouchDB
Published: December 12, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB20231212106
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) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45725)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote user with access to design
documents can insert specially crafted HTML code into the database and gain access to authorization or session cookie headers when the victim opens the design documents.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.