CVE-2021-38295: In Apache CouchDB, 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…

high7.3CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRLUIRSUCHIHAH

In Apache CouchDB, 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. This privilege escalation vulnerability allows an attacker to add or remove data in any database or make configuration changes. This issue affected Apache CouchDB prior to 3.1.2

Affected

3 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
apache	couchdb	< 3.1.2	3.1.2
apache_software_foundation	apache_couchdb	>= Apache CouchDB < 3.1.2	3.1.2
apache_software_foundation	ibm_cloudant	>= IBM Cloudant < 8201	8201

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.3HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

osv7.3HIGH