{
  "id": "CVE-2022-24706",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2022-24706",
  "published": "2022-04-26T10:15:35.083Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T04:32:20.160Z",
  "score": 9.8,
  "severity": "critical",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.9251,
  "epss_percentile": 0.99825,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2022-08-25",
    "due": "2022-09-15",
    "action": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "Apache CouchDB Insecure Default Initialization of Resource Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/w24wo0h8nlctfps65txvk0oc5hdcnv00; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24706"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "Apache Software Foundation"
  ],
  "products": [
    "Apache Software Foundation Apache CouchDB"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-1188"
  ],
  "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.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 9.8,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167032/Apache-CouchDB-3.2.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169702/Apache-CouchDB-Erlang-Remote-Code-Execution.html",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/26/1",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/09/1",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/09/2",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Patch",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/09/3",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Patch",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/09/4",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Patch",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://docs.couchdb.org/en/3.2.2/setup/cluster.html",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link",
        "Product"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/w24wo0h8nlctfps65txvk0oc5hdcnv00",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://medium.com/%40_sadshade/couchdb-erlang-and-cookies-rce-on-default-settings-b1e9173a4bcd",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-24706",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24706",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}