CVE-2020-1955 affects Apache CouchDB version 3.0.0. A newly introduced configuration setting, "require_valid_user_except_for_up," intended to allow anonymous access only to the "/_up" endpoint, was incorrectly implemented, leading to a complete bypass of authentication for all endpoints when enabled. This vulnerability is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a network-exploitable flaw with low attack complexity that can lead to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. It is categorized as CWE-306, Missing Authentication for Critical Function. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, suggesting awareness among security researchers. It is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.