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CVE-2017-12636

Published: Nov 14, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-78
7.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
90.6%
Top 0.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
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Description

CouchDB administrative users can configure the database server via HTTP(S). Some of the configuration options include paths for operating system-level binaries that are subsequently launched by CouchDB. This allows an admin user in Apache CouchDB before 1.7.0 and 2.x before 2.1.1 to execute arbitrary shell commands as the CouchDB user, including downloading and executing scripts from the public internet.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-78

Affected Products

Apache Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka apache foundation
Apache CouchDBOn-premDatabase
Databases / nosql
apache
oss-project·USaka apache http server, apache httpd
couchdbOn-premDatabase
Databases / nosql

Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45019/
exploit-db.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6c405bf3f8358e6314076be9f48c89a2e0ddf00539906291ebdf0c67%40%3Cdev.couchdb.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44913/
exploit-db.com
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