CVE-2020-1955

CouchDB version 3.0.0 shipped with a new configuration setting that governs access control to the entire database server called `require_valid_user_except_for_up`. It was meant as an extension to the long standing setting `require_valid_user`, which in turn requires that any and all requests to CouchDB will have to be made with valid credentials, effectively forbidding any anonymous requests. The new `require_valid_user_except_for_up` is an off-by-default setting that was meant to allow requiring valid credentials for all endpoints except for the `/_up` endpoint. However, the implementation of this made an error that lead to not enforcing credentials on any endpoint, when enabled. CouchDB versions 3.0.1[1] and 3.1.0[2] fix this issue.
References
Link Resource
https://docs.couchdb.org/en/master/cve/2020-1955.html Mitigation Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2020-05-20 02:15

Updated : 2021-07-21 11:39


NVD link : CVE-2020-1955

Mitre link : CVE-2020-1955

Products Affected
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