Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.813909
Category:	General
Title:	Apache CouchDB 'HTTP API' Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Aug18 (Linux)
Summary:	Apache CouchDB is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Apache CouchDB is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The flaw is due to an insufficient validation of administrator-supplied configuration settings via the HTTP API. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will allow attackers to escalate their privileges to that of the operating system's and remotely execute arbitrary code. Affected Software/OS: Apache CouchDB versions before 2.2.0 on Linux. Solution: Upgrade to Apache CouchDB version 2.2.0 or later. Please see the references for more information. CVSS Score: 9.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-11769
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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