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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.

Official description from the CVE record, published by apache. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CVE license. View the record on cve.org

Key data

EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.
Score
0.90602 (90.6% probability)
Percentile
99.8%
Scores of
Nov 10, 2026
Model
v2026.06.15

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

  • Apache CouchDB

    • affected: 1.2.0 to 1.6.1
    • affected: 2.0.0 to 2.1.0

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Timeline

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