# CVE-2018-17188: Prior to CouchDB version 2.3.0, CouchDB allowed for runtime-configuration of key components of the database.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-01-02 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache CouchDB: all versions

## Description

Prior to CouchDB version 2.3.0, CouchDB allowed for runtime-configuration of key components of the database. In some cases, this lead to vulnerabilities where CouchDB admin users could access the underlying operating system as the CouchDB user. Together with other vulnerabilities, it allowed full system entry for unauthenticated users. Rather than waiting for new vulnerabilities to be discovered, and fixing them as they come up, the CouchDB development team decided to make changes to avoid this entire class of vulnerabilities.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache CouchDB, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://blog.couchdb.org/2018/12/17/cve-2018-17188/
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbmu03935en_us
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X3JOUCX7LHDV4YWZDQNXT5NTKKRANZQW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S5FPHVVU5KMRFKQTJPAM3TBGC7LKCWQS/

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