CVE-2020-1955

CouchDB version 3.0.0 shipped with a new configuration setting that governs access control to the entire database server called `require_valid_user_except_for_up`. It was meant as an extension to the long standing setting `require_valid_user`, which in turn requires that any and all requests to CouchDB will have to be made with valid credentials, effectively forbidding any anonymous requests. The new `require_valid_user_except_for_up` is an off-by-default setting that was meant to allow requiring valid credentials for all endpoints except for the `/_up` endpoint. However, the implementation of this made an error that lead to not enforcing credentials on any endpoint, when enabled. CouchDB versions 3.0.1[1] and 3.1.0[2] fix this issue.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://docs.couchdb.org/en/master/cve/2020-1955.html	Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://docs.couchdb.org/en/master/cve/2020-1955.html	Mitigation Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 05:11

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://docs.couchdb.org/en/master/cve/2020-1955.html - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://docs.couchdb.org/en/master/cve/2020-1955.html - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2020-05-20 14:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 05:11

NVD link : CVE-2020-1955

Mitre link : CVE-2020-1955

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-1955

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apache

couchdb

CWE

CWE-306

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

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