Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.146930
Category:	Databases
Title:	Apache CouchDB <= 3.1.1 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - Linux
Summary:	Apache CouchDB is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Apache CouchDB is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: A malicious user with permission to create documents in a database is able to attach a HTML attachment to a document. If a CouchDB admin opens that attachment in a browser, e.g. via the CouchDB admin interface Fauxton, any JavaScript code embedded in that HTML attachment will be executed within the security context of that admin. A similar route is available with the already deprecated _show and _list functionality. Vulnerability Impact: This privilege escalation vulnerability allows an attacker to add or remove data in any database or make configuration changes. Affected Software/OS: Apache CouchDB version 3.1.1 and prior. Solution: Update to version 3.1.2, 3.2.0 or later. CVSS Score: 6.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-38295 https://docs.couchdb.org/en/stable/cve/2021-38295.html
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