CVE-2017-12636

Published Nov 14, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.2 High EPSS 90.6% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1252-1 couchdb security update
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 6:48 PM
Reserved
Aug 7, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 14, 2017, 8:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:03 AM