Improper access control in CouchDB - CVE-2020-1955
Published: May 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28138
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1955
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions configured by the require_valid_user_except_for_up configuration setting. A remote authenticated user can bypass implemented security restrictions and elevate privileges on the system.
Affected software
CouchDB
How to mitigate CVE-2020-1955
Install updates from vendor's website.
CouchDB - update to 3.0.1