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CVE-2022-24706: Apache CouchDB Insecure Default Initialization of Resource Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2022-24706
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Apache CouchDB contains an insecure default initialization of resource vulnerability which can allow an attacker to escalate to administrative privileges.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Apacheproduct: CouchDBPrivilege escalation
What
An insecure default initialization of resource vulnerability can allow an attacker to escalate to administrative privileges.
Who is affected
Deployments of Apache CouchDB.
Urgency
Critical remediation is necessary due to active exploitation and the potential for privilege escalation.
Action
Apply the latest security updates for Apache CouchDB.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-08-25
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24706

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2022-24706coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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