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CVE-2018-8007

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  • Published2018-07-11
  • WeaknessCWE-20

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Description

Apache CouchDB administrative users can configure the database server via HTTP(S). Due to insufficient validation of administrator-supplied configuration settings via the HTTP API, it is possible for a CouchDB administrator user to escalate their privileges to that of the operating system's user that CouchDB runs under, by bypassing the blacklist of configuration settings that are not allowed to be modified via the HTTP API. This privilege escalation effectively allows an existing CouchDB admin user to gain arbitrary remote code execution, bypassing already disclosed CVE-2017-12636. Mitigation: All users should upgrade to CouchDB releases 1.7.2 or 2.1.2.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-07-1113:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Apache couchdb
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.7≤ 1.7.1no fix published
2.x≥ 2.0.0, ≤ 2.1.1no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • couchdbUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • couchdbSUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8all versions · fixed in 1.7.2-3.3.1
  • couchdbSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7all versions · fixed in 1.7.2-2.8.2
  • couchdbSUSE:Enterprise Storage 4all versions · fixed in 1.7.2-2.8.2

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2018-8007 Red Hat Product Security

    couchdb: Administrative Privilege Escalation

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

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none so far
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Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-07-11
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-mqj2-xj98-r5xp

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8007?

Apache CouchDB administrative users can configure the database server via HTTP(S). Due to insufficient validation of administrator-supplied configuration settings via the HTTP API, it is possible for a CouchDB administrator user to escalate their privileges to that of the operating system's user that CouchDB runs under, by bypassing the blacklist of configuration settings that are not allowed to be modified via the HTTP API. This privilege escalation effectively allows an existing CouchDB admin user to gain arbitrary remote code execution, bypassing already disclosed CVE-2017-12636. Mitigation: All users should upgrade to CouchDB releases 1.7.2 or 2.1.2.

Is CVE-2018-8007 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-8007 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 12.2% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-8007?

CVE-2018-8007 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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