CVE-2023-45725
mediumpriority · track · 23EPSS 0.012 · 69 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Design document functions which receive a user http request object may expose authorization or session cookie headers of the user who accesses the document. These design document functions are: * list * show * rewrite * update An attacker can leak the session component using an HTML-like output, insert the session as an external resource (such as an image), or store the credential in a _local document with an "update" function. For the attack to succeed the attacker has to be able to insert the design documents into the database, then manipulate a user to access a function from that design document. Workaround: Avoid using design documents from untrusted sources which may attempt to access or manipulate request object's headers
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
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- BIT-couchdb-2023-45725Apache CouchDB, IBM Cloudant: Privilege Escalation Using _design Documents2024-03-06vendor · osvUS
Design document functions which receive a user http request object may expose authorization or session cookie headers of the user who accesses the document. These design document functions are: * list * show * rewrite * update An attacker can leak the session component using an HTML-like output, insert the session as an external resource (such as an image), or store the credential in a _local document with an "update" function. For the attack to succeed the attacker has to be able to insert the design documents into the database, then manipulate a user to access a function from that design document. Workaround: Avoid using design documents from untrusted sources which may attempt to access or manipulate request object's headers
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references (7)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-45725/cnnvd
- https://docs.couchdb.org/en/stable/cve/2023-45725.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/pqjq9zt8vq9rsobkc1cow9sqm9vozlrgcnnvd
- https://docs.couchdb.org/en/stable/cve/2023-45725.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/pqjq9zt8vq9rsobkc1cow9sqm9vozlrgenisa_euvd
- https://docs.couchdb.org/en/stable/cve/2023-45725.htmlPatchVendor Advisorynvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/pqjq9zt8vq9rsobkc1cow9sqm9vozlrgMailing ListVendor Advisorynvd
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