CVE-2016-8742 The Windows installer that the Apache CouchDB team provides was vulnerable to local privilege escalation. All files in the install inherit the file permissions of the parent directory and therefore a....
HighCVSS 7.8
EPSS 2.0%
Public exploit
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- Public exploit available
Description
The Windows installer that the Apache CouchDB team provides was vulnerable to local privilege escalation. All files in the install inherit the file permissions of the parent directory and therefore a non-privileged user can substitute any executable for the nssm.exe service launcher, or CouchDB batch or binary files. A subsequent service or server restart will then run that binary with administrator privilege. This issue affected CouchDB 2.0.0 (Windows platform only) and was addressed in CouchDB 2.0.0.1.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| apache couchdb | = 2.0.0 | No fix listed |
| Apache CouchDB | = 2.0.0 (Windows platform only) | No fix listed |
References
- [couchdb-dev] 20161208 http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/couchdb-dev/201612.mbox/%3C825F65E1-0E5F-4E1F-8053-CF2C6200C526%40apache.org%3E mailing-list vendor-advisory
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