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CVE-2016-8742

Published: Feb 12, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.0%
Top 21.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The Windows installer that the Apache CouchDB team provides was vulnerable to local privilege escalation. All files in the install inherit the file permissions of the parent directory and therefore a non-privileged user can substitute any executable for the nssm.exe service launcher, or CouchDB batch or binary files. A subsequent service or server restart will then run that binary with administrator privilege. This issue affected CouchDB 2.0.0 (Windows platform only) and was addressed in CouchDB 2.0.0.1.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

Apache Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka apache foundation
Apache CouchDBOn-premDatabase
Databases / nosql
apache
oss-project·USaka apache httpd, apache http server
couchdbOn-premDatabase
Databases / nosql

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/couchdb-dev/201612.mbox/%3C825F65E1-0E5F-4E1F-8053-CF2C6200C526%40apache.org%3E
mail-archives.apache.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40865/
exploit-db.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94766
securityfocus.com

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