Missing authentication in Apache CouchDB

1) Missing Authentication for Critical Function

EUVDB-ID: #VU62595

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24706

CWE-ID: CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain full access to the application.

The vulnerability exists due to application in default configuration exposes a random network port, bound to all available interfaces in anticipation of clustered operation and/or runtime introspection. A remote attacker can connect to the application via the exposed port without authentication and gain admin privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

CouchDB: 0.8.0 - 20110908

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:couchdb:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:couchdb:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:couchdb:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://docs.couchdb.org/en/stable/cve/2022-24706.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.