Check Point Advisories

Apache CouchDB Privilege Escalation (CVE-2017-12635)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-1075
Date Published:	18 Dec 2017
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 05 December, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-12635
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Apache CouchDB prior to 1.7.0 Apache CouchDB 2.0.0 Apache CouchDB 2.0.0-rc.1 Apache CouchDB 2.0.0-rc.2 Apache CouchDB 2.0.0-rc.3 Apache CouchDB 2.0.0-rc.4
Vulnerability Description	A privilege escalation exists in Apache CouchDB. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Apache CouchDB Privilege Escalation (CVE-2017-12635) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Apache CouchDB Privilege Escalation (CVE-2017-12635)