CVE-2016-8742
moderate-risk
Published 2018-02-12
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.44% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.8/10
High
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (6)
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94766
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40865/
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94766
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40865/
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
9/34 · Low
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal