CVE-2017-12635
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-12635 |
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| State | PUBLIC |
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| Assigner | [email protected] |
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| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
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| Published | 2017-11-14 20:29:00 UTC |
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| Updated | 2023-11-07 02:38:00 UTC |
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| Description | Due to differences in the Erlang-based JSON parser and JavaScript-based JSON parser, it is possible in Apache CouchDB before 1.7.0 and 2.x before 2.1.1 to submit _users documents with duplicate keys for 'roles' used for access control within the database, including the special case '_admin' role, that denotes administrative users. In combination with CVE-2017-12636 (Remote Code Execution), this can be used to give non-admin users access to arbitrary shell commands on the server as the database system user. The JSON parser differences result in behaviour that if two 'roles' keys are available in the JSON, the second one will be used for authorising the document write, but the first 'roles' key is used for subsequent authorization for the newly created user. By design, users can not assign themselves roles. The vulnerability allows non-admin users to give themselves admin privileges. |
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NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
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| [SECURITY] [DLA 1252-1] couchdb security update |
MLIST |
lists.debian.org |
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| Document Display | HPE Support Center |
CONFIRM |
support.hpe.com |
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| Apache Mail Archives |
MLIST |
lists.apache.org |
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory |
| Apache CouchDB CVE-2017-12635 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability |
BID |
www.securityfocus.com |
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Apache CouchDB 1.7.0 / 2.x < 2.1.1 - Remote Privilege Escalation - Linux webapps Exploit |
EXPLOIT-DB |
www.exploit-db.com |
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| CouchDB: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201711-16) — Gentoo security |
GENTOO |
security.gentoo.org |
Third Party Advisory |
| Apache CouchDB - Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit) - Linux remote Exploit |
EXPLOIT-DB |
www.exploit-db.com |
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| Apache Mail Archives |
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lists.apache.org |
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| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 710477 Gentoo Linux CouchDB Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201711-16)
