CVE-2018-17188 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Apache CouchDB versions prior to 2.3.0. It allowed authenticated CouchDB administrators to achieve arbitrary code execution as the CouchDB user on the underlying operating system due to runtime configuration capabilities. This could lead to full system compromise when chained with other vulnerabilities, even for unauthenticated users. The CVSS score is 7.2 (High), indicating a network-exploitable vulnerability with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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