Back to KEVs

CVE-2022-24706

Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Packaging

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
February 10, 2022
Published Date
April 26, 2022
Last Updated
January 29, 2025
Vendor
Apache Software Foundation
Product
Apache CouchDB
Description
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.

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

9.8 - CRITICAL

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Automatable
Yes
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (added 2022-08-25 00:00:00 UTC) Source
Proof of Concept Available
Yes (added 2022-05-20 04:28:51 UTC) Source

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/w24wo0h8nlctfps65txvk0oc5hdcnv00 https://docs.couchdb.org/en/3.2.2/setup/cluster.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/26/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/09/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/09/3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/09/4 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/09/2 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167032/Apache-CouchDB-3.2.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html https://medium.com/%40_sadshade/couchdb-erlang-and-cookies-rce-on-default-settings-b1e9173a4bcd http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169702/Apache-CouchDB-Erlang-Remote-Code-Execution.html

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2022-08-25 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/apache_couchdb_erlang_rce.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:20 UTC
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/network/cves/2022/CVE-2022-24706.yaml 2025-04-26 00:00:00 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

apache_couchdb_erlang_rce

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2022-24706

sadshade/CVE-2022-24706-CouchDB-Exploit

Type: github • Created: 2022-05-20 04:28:51 UTC • Stars: 29

Apache CouchDB 3.2.1 - Remote Code Execution (RCE)