CVE-2017-12636
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 14, 2017
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 7, 2017
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.
Scores
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Apache CouchDBApache Software Foundation |
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References
- 45019exploit
- [dev] 20171114 Apache CouchDB CVE-2017-12635 and CVE-2017-12636mailing-list
- 44913exploit
- GLSA-201711-16vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180121 [SECURITY] [DLA 1252-1] couchdb security updatemailing-list
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbmu03935en_us
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