Apache CouchDB administrative users can configure the database server via HTTP(S)
Published Jul 11, 2018
7.2
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 11.63%
Description
Apache CouchDB administrative users can configure the database server via HTTP(S). Due to insufficient validation of administrator-supplied configuration settings via the HTTP API, it is possible for a CouchDB administrator user to escalate their privileges to that of the operating system's user that CouchDB runs under, by bypassing the blacklist of configuration settings that are not allowed to be modified via the HTTP API. This privilege escalation effectively allows an existing CouchDB admin user to gain arbitrary remote code execution, bypassing already disclosed CVE-2017-12636. Mitigation: All users should upgrade to CouchDB releases 1.7.2 or 2.1.2.
Affected products
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- Version 2.0.0 to 2.1.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version < 1.7.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (32 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.63% (0.11629) | 95.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.68% (0.11681) | 95.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 18.24% (0.18236) | 95.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 22.14% (0.22141) | 95.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 23.88% (0.23876) | 95.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 25.96% (0.25959) | 96.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 10, 2025 | 23.88% (0.23876) | 95.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 29.21% (0.29208) | 96.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 35.28% (0.35276) | 96.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 29.21% (0.29208) | 96.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 25.96% (0.25959) | 96.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 29.21% (0.29208) | 96.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 23.88% (0.23876) | 95.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 3, 2025 | 25.96% (0.25959) | 96.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 31.72% (0.31719) | 96.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 8, 2025 | 36.08% (0.36076) | 96.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.85% (0.09848) | 92.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 18.54% (0.18544) | 92.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 9.85% (0.09848) | 91.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.98% (0.07982) | 91.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.15% (0.02152) | 89.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 19, 2024 | 2.15% (0.02152) | 89.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 19, 2024 | 2.08% (0.02078) | 89.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 23, 2023 | 1.95% (0.01949) | 87.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 1.82% (0.01825) | 86.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 1.85% (0.01851) | 86.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | 1.19% (0.01185) | 83.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.67% (0.01671) | 85.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.88% (0.07876) | 93.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.88% (0.07876) | 81.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 12.36% (0.12356) | 88.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 12.36% (0.12356) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/couchdb-announce/201807.mbox/%3C1699016538.6219.1531246785603.JavaMail.Joan%40RITA%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104741 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X3JOUCX7LHDV4YWZDQNXT5NTKKRANZQW/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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