CouchDB administrative users can configure the database server via HTTP(S)
Published Nov 14, 2017
7.2
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 89.73%
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.
Affected products
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- Version 1.2.0 to 1.6.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2.0.0 to 2.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
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| Apache Software Foundation | Apache CouchDB | n/a |
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (26 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 89.73% (0.89730) | 99.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 89.73% (0.89730) | 99.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 87.92% (0.87919) | 99.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 89.73% (0.89730) | 99.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 87.92% (0.87919) | 99.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 89.73% (0.89730) | 99.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 87.92% (0.87919) | 99.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 89.73% (0.89730) | 99.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 87.92% (0.87919) | 99.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 90.60% (0.90602) | 99.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 93.25% (0.93249) | 99.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.13% (0.03129) | 91.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 3.13% (0.03129) | 91.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 3.72% (0.03715) | 91.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.49% (0.03491) | 91.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 3.03% (0.03028) | 90.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 3.93% (0.03928) | 90.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 1.73% (0.01728) | 85.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.14% (0.03141) | 89.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 46.43% (0.46426) | 98.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 46.43% (0.46426) | 97.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 72.17% (0.72167) | 99.68th | v1 |
| Sep 16, 2021 | 72.17% (0.72167) | 99.85th | v1 |
| Sep 14, 2021 | 25.97% (0.25975) | 98.40th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 72.17% (0.72167) | 99.85th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 72.17% (0.72167) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6c405bf3f8358e6314076be9f48c89a2e0ddf00539906291ebdf0c67%40%3Cdev.couchdb.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00026.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-16 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbmu03935en_us x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44913/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45019/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6c405bf3f8358e6314076be9f48c89a2e0ddf00539906291ebdf0c67%40%3Cdev.couchdb.apache.org%3E | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00026.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-16 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbmu03935en_us | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44913/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45019/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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