TCP Port 5984 – couchdb

About TCP Port 5984

Port 5984 carries the IANA assignment for couchdb. The IANA description reads: ‘CouchDB’. This port is referenced in 2 IDS rules and exhibits low malware activity in monitored traffic.

IDS Rule References

2 IDS / security rules reference TCP port 5984. Presence in IDS rules does not mean traffic on this port is malicious. These are patterns security tools monitor.

Rule categories (top 1): attempted-admin (2).

Sample rule descriptions for TCP port 5984:

• ET EXPLOIT Apache CouchDB JSON Remote Privesc Attempt (CVE-2017-12636)
• ET EXPLOIT Apache CouchDB JSON Remote Privesc Attempt (CVE-2017-12635)

Malware Activity

Some malware indicators are observed on this port.

1 of 2 IDS rules for TCP port 5984 involve malware activity.

Families observed (top 1): CoinMiner (1).

Data Sources

This information is compiled from: IANA Service Name and Transport Protocol Port Number Registry and Emerging Threats Open Ruleset (BSD 2-Clause / GPLv2 per SID range).