CVE-2022-24706

Q: How do I fix CVE-2022-24706?

Upgrade couchdb to 3.2.2 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2022-24706 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2022-24706 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2022-09-15. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-24706?

CVE-2022-24706 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2022-24706 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for couchdb (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-1188

How to fix

Remediation Available

couchdbNVD

Affected:< 3.2.2Fixed in:3.2.2CVE-2022-24706derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

92.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Apache CouchDB Insecure Default Initialization of Resource Vulnerability

Apache CouchDB contains an insecure default initialization of resource vulnerability which can allow an attacker to escalate to administrative privileges.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-09-15

References

Patch3

Exploit3

Vendor Advisory1

lists.apache.org

Third-Party Advisory2

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Product1

docs.couchdb.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-1188 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-13927	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-27524	High	8.9	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2020-11532	Critical	9.8	77%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-16752	High	8.8	43%	-	-
CVE-2020-14011	Critical	9.8	29%	-	-
CVE-2026-44338	High	7.3	29%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2022-24706?

Upgrade couchdb to 3.2.2 or later.

Is CVE-2022-24706 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2022-24706 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2022-09-15. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.

How severe is CVE-2022-24706?

CVE-2022-24706 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2022-24706 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for couchdb (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-28.