CVE-2016-8742
Apache CouchDB Windows Installer Local Privilege Escalation
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 12, 2018, 5:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 14, 2018, 12:13 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-8742.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/couchdb-dev/201612.mbox/%3C825F65E1-0E5F-4E1F-8053-CF2C6200C526%40apache.org%3E | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94766 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40865/ | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 14, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/couchdb-dev/201612.mbox/%3C825F65E1-0E5F-4E1F-8053-CF2C6200C526%40apache.org%3E No Types Assigned http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/couchdb-dev/201612.mbox/%3C825F65E1-0E5F-4E1F-8053-CF2C6200C526%40apache.org%3E Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94766 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94766 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40865/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40865/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 14, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40865/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94766 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-8742 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-8742
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} 0.00%
score
0.23769
percentile