Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2022-24706 |
CWE-ID | CWE-306 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Vulnerability #1 is being exploited in the wild. |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
CouchDB Server applications / Database software |
Vendor | Apache Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU62595
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24706
CWE-ID:
CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe 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.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsCouchDB: 0.8.0 - 20110908
External linkshttp://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.