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CVE-2017-12636

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2017-11-14
  • Fixed in1.7.0
  • WeaknessCWE-78

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2017-11-1420:29CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub
  3. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Apache couchdb
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.7< 1.7.01.7.0
2.0= 2.0.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Apache couchdb to 1.7.0

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-44913EDB-45019
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
2 repositories, unverifiedmoayadalmalat/CVE-2017-12636XTeam-Wing/CVE-2017-12636
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.07.2read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.09read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-78read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score90.6 %read 2026-10-23
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept2read 2026-10-23
  • Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2017-11-14
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is 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.

Is CVE-2017-12636 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-12636 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 90.6% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-12636?

CVE-2017-12636 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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