{"id":"CVE-2023-26268","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2023-26268","generatedAt":"2026-10-23T13:05:35.906Z","title":"Design documents with matching document IDs, from databases on the same cluster, may share a mutable Javascript environment when using these design document functions: * validate_doc_update * list * filter * filter views (using view functions as…","description":"Design documents with matching document IDs, from databases on the same cluster, may share a mutable Javascript environment when using these design document functions:\n  *  validate_doc_update\n\n  *  list\n\n  *  filter\n\n  *  filter views (using view functions as filters)\n\n  *  rewrite\n\n  *  update\n\n\n\nThis doesn't affect map/reduce or search (Dreyfus) index functions.\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to a version that is no longer affected by this issue (Apache CouchDB 3.3.2 or 3.2.3).\n\nWorkaround: Avoid using design documents from untrusted sources which may attempt to cache or store data in the Javascript environment.\n\n","published":"2023-05-02T21:15:09.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T05:42:57.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@apache.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-200"],"affected":["apache/couchdb","ibm/cloudant"],"epss":{"score":0.01429,"percentile":0.72789,"date":"2026-10-22","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.43%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://docs.couchdb.org/en/stable/cve/2023-26268.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/ldkqs0nhpmho26bdxf4fon7w75hsq5gl","tags":["Mailing List"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/r2wvjfysg3d92lhhjd1qh3wfr8mlp0pp","tags":["Mailing List"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://docs.couchdb.org/en/stable/cve/2023-26268.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/ldkqs0nhpmho26bdxf4fon7w75hsq5gl","tags":["Mailing List"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/r2wvjfysg3d92lhhjd1qh3wfr8mlp0pp","tags":["Mailing List"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26268","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}