High severity7.2NVD Advisory· Published Nov 14, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-12636
CVE-2017-12636
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.
Affected products
7- Apache Software Foundation/Apache CouchDBv5Range: 1.2.0 to 1.6.1
cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <1.7.0
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:2.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:2.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
6- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-16nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/6c405bf3f8358e6314076be9f48c89a2e0ddf00539906291ebdf0c67%40%3Cdev.couchdb.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00026.htmlnvd
- support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/displaynvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44913/nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45019/nvd
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