CVE-2017-12636

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

Apache Software Foundation · Apache CouchDB

CVSS v3.0 NVD

7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

9.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

90.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile

Nuclei

high

Published

2017-11-14

Updated

2024-09-16

Proof-of-concept exploits (4)

• Guillaumeclavel/Etude_Faille_CVE_126360★ · 2021-05-19
• XTeam-Wing/CVE-2017-126366★ · 2020-03-23
• moayadalmalat/CVE-2017-126363★ · 2018-08-25
• Darabium/couchdb-exploit0★ · 2026-09-19

Nuclei templates (1)

• linuxadi/40k-nuclei-templates/blob/main/aditya/folder5/CVE-2017-12636.yaml

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/apache_couchdb_cmd_ex…

ExploitDB entries (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45019
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44913

Vulhub environments (1)

• vulhub/vulhub/tree/master/couchdb/CVE-2017-12636

Security advisories

• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-16

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2017-12635
• CVE-2020-14882
• CVE-2021-22205
• CVE-2010-3490
• CVE-2014-6271
• CVE-2024-28987