#VU84347 Code Injection in CouchDB - CVE-2023-45725
Published: December 12, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84347
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45725
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
CouchDB
CouchDB
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
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 updates from vendor's website.