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CVE-2017-12636

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 90.60% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-11-14 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. It affects Apache. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 90.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2017-12636
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
90.60%
Apache

Original NVD 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.

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