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Mageia: 2022-0466 Critical Advisory: CouchDB Admin Access Risk

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Calendar Grey December 17, 2022
Dist Mageia Esm H88
A patch has been issued for CouchDB to fix a significant vulnerability that permitted unauthorized administrative entry prior to version 3.2.2.
In Apache CouchDB prior to 3.2.2, an attacker can access an improperly secured default installation without authenticating and gain admin privileges

Summary

In Apache CouchDB prior to 3.2.2, an attacker can access an improperly secured default installation without authenticating and gain admin privileges. The CouchDB documentation has always made recommendations for properly securing an installation, including recommending using a firewall in front of all CouchDB installations. (CVE-2022-24706)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30342

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/26/1

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24706

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue critical admin access CouchDB Mageia installation risks

Resolution

SRPMS

- 8/core/couchdb-3.2.2-1.mga8

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Publication date: 17 Dec 2022
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0466.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2022-24706

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue critical admin access CouchDB Mageia installation risks

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