CVE-2017-12635

Due to differences in the Erlang-based JSON parser and JavaScript-based JSON parser, it is possible in Apache CouchDB before 1.7.0 and 2.x before 2.1.1 to submit _users documents with duplicate keys for 'roles' used for access control within the database, including the special case '_admin' role, that denotes administrative users. In combination with CVE-2017-12636 (Remote Code Execution), this can be used to give non-admin users access to arbitrary shell commands on the server as the database system user. The JSON parser differences result in behaviour that if two 'roles' keys are available in the JSON, the second one will be used for authorising the document write, but the first 'roles' key is used for subsequent authorization for the newly created user. By design, users can not assign themselves roles. The vulnerability allows non-admin users to give themselves admin privileges.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:2.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:2.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:09

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101868 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101868 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6c405bf3f8358e6314076be9f48c89a2e0ddf00539906291ebdf0c67%40%3Cdev.couchdb.apache.org%3E - () https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6c405bf3f8358e6314076be9f48c89a2e0ddf00539906291ebdf0c67%40%3Cdev.couchdb.apache.org%3E -
References () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00026.html - () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00026.html -
References () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-16 - Third Party Advisory () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-16 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbmu03935en_us - () https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbmu03935en_us -
References () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44498/ - () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44498/ -
References () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45019/ - () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45019/ -

07 Nov 2023, 02:38

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6c405bf3f8358e6314076be9f48c89a2e0ddf00539906291ebdf0c67@%3Cdev.couchdb.apache.org%3E', 'name': '[dev] 20171114 Apache CouchDB CVE-2017-12635 and CVE-2017-12636', 'tags': ['Mailing List', 'Vendor Advisory'], 'refsource': 'MLIST'}
  • () https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6c405bf3f8358e6314076be9f48c89a2e0ddf00539906291ebdf0c67%40%3Cdev.couchdb.apache.org%3E -

Information

Published : 2017-11-14 20:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:09


NVD link : CVE-2017-12635

Mitre link : CVE-2017-12635

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-12635


JSON object : View

Products Affected

apache

  • couchdb
CWE
CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management