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 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
Configurations

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

History

21 Nov 2024, 06:16

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References () https://docs.couchdb.org/en/stable/cve/2021-38295.html - Vendor Advisory () https://docs.couchdb.org/en/stable/cve/2021-38295.html - Vendor Advisory

08 Aug 2023, 14:22

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CWE CWE-269 CWE-79

Information

Published : 2021-10-14 20:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 06:16


NVD link : CVE-2021-38295

Mitre link : CVE-2021-38295

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-38295


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Products Affected

apache

  • couchdb
CWE
CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')