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CVE-2017-12636

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Published: Nov 14, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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7.2
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.2 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

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 (6)

Products: Apache: Couchdb
Apache
1 product
Couchdb
Configuration A
6 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Apache
Couchdb
Before 1.7.0
Couchdb
Version 2.0.0
Couchdb
Version 2.0.0 rc1
Couchdb
Version 2.0.0 rc2
Couchdb
Version 2.0.0 rc3
Couchdb
Version 2.0.0 rc4

Related CWEs

CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

References (12)

Source: security@apache.org
Source: security@apache.org
Source: security@apache.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: security@apache.org
Source: security@apache.org
Source: security@apache.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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