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Not in CISA KEVReported exploited: VulnCheck KEV since Published EPSS 90.6% probability of exploitation in 30 days
Apache

CVE-2017-12636: CouchDB administrative users can configure the database server via HTTP(S).

Is it exploited?

Reported, not confirmed by CISA. VulnCheck KEV lists it as exploited in the wild. CISA has not added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of .

VulnCheck KEV lists it since . VulnCheck's own honeypots also recorded exploitation attempts.

How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
90.6%

EPSS score, percentile 99.8 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.

How severe?
Not scored

The CVE record carries no CVSS score.

What should I do?

CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.

Advisories and patches (1)

Which versions are affected?

Affected

  • 1.2.0 to 1.6.1
  • 2.0.0 to 2.1.0

Versions by product

Source: CISA KEV 2026.11.10, as of ; VulnCheck KEV, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.

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.

Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.

What to do

Advisories and patches

This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.

Affected products and versions

Versions by product, as listed in the CVE record (1 product)
Apache Software Foundation Apache CouchDB
StatusVersions
Affected1.2.0 to 1.6.1
Affected2.0.0 to 2.1.0

Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.

Timeline

DateEvent
CVE record published
CVE record last updated

References

5

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