# CVE-2022-24706

In Apache CouchDB prior to 3.2.2, an attacker can access an improperly secured default installation without authenticating and gain admin privileges. The CouchDB documentation has always made recommendations for properly securing an installation, including recommending using a firewall in front of all CouchDB installations.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2022-24706
- CVSS: 9.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-08-25; CISA due date 2022-09-15
- EPSS: 92.51% (percentile 99.8)
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB · 1 Metasploit module · 5 GitHub proofs of concept · 1 Nuclei template (first 2022-05-11)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact total (assessed 2025-01-29)
- Weakness: CWE-1188
- Published: 2022-04-26

## Affected versions

- Apache Software Foundation Apache CouchDB: affected >= Apache CouchDB and <= 3.2.1

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://lists.apache.org/thread/w24wo0h8nlctfps65txvk0oc5hdcnv00
- [other] https://docs.couchdb.org/en/3.2.2/setup/cluster.html
- [other] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/26/1
- [other] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/09/1
- [other] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/09/3
- [other] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/09/4
- [other] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/09/2
- [other] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167032/Apache-CouchDB-3.2.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- [other] https://medium.com/%40_sadshade/couchdb-erlang-and-cookies-rce-on-default-settings-b1e9173a4bcd
- [other] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169702/Apache-CouchDB-Erlang-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-24706

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