7.2
HIGH
CVE-2017-12636
Apache CouchDB Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 14, 2017, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:09 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-12636 has a 20 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-12636 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apache couchdb
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-12636.

URL Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6c405bf3f8358e6314076be9f48c89a2e0ddf00539906291ebdf0c67%40%3Cdev.couchdb.apache.org%3E
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00026.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-16 Third Party Advisory
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbmu03935en_us
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44913/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45019/
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6c405bf3f8358e6314076be9f48c89a2e0ddf00539906291ebdf0c67%40%3Cdev.couchdb.apache.org%3E
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00026.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-16 Third Party Advisory
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbmu03935en_us
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44913/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45019/

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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csbysj/Z5yUkptp

基于Docker-Compose的预构建漏洞环境设计源码 Docker-Compose 漏洞环境 Java Python Shell 该项目是一套基于Docker-Compose的预构建漏洞环境设计源码，涵盖了1684个文件，其中包括405个PNG图像文件、319个Markdown文档、218个YAML配置文件、68个Java源文件、67个Python脚本、62个Shell脚本、53个XML文件、34个PHP文件以及多个Dockerfile。该环境集成了Java, Python, Shell, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Ruby等多种编程语言，旨在为安全研究提供易用的漏洞测试平台。

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 29, 2024, 4:05 a.m. This repo has been linked 127 different CVEs too.
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XiaomingX/awesome-poc-for-red-team

A curated collection of Proof of Concept (PoC) tools, scripts, and techniques designed for red team operations, penetration testing, and cybersecurity research. This repository focuses on providing practical resources for exploring vulnerabilities

attack cybersecurity exp hw penetration-testing poc red-team security-tools vulnerability-poc

Updated: 1 month ago
1 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 17, 2024, 11:53 a.m. This repo has been linked 414 different CVEs too.
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bakery312/Vulhub-Reproduce

None

Updated: 1 month ago
2 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Jan. 26, 2024, 10:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 161 different CVEs too.
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t0m4too/t0m4to

None

Updated: 2 years, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 21, 2022, 4:55 a.m. This repo has been linked 30 different CVEs too.
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killvxk/Awesome-Exploit

一个漏洞利用工具仓库

Python PHP Java C Makefile C++ Dockerfile Shell Perl RPC

Updated: 2 years, 8 months ago
0 stars 72 fork 72 watcher
Born at : April 22, 2022, 10:21 a.m. This repo has been linked 48 different CVEs too.
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Threekiii/Awesome-Exploit

一个漏洞利用工具仓库

exploit vulnerability proof-of-concept rce

Python PHP Java C Makefile C++ Dockerfile Shell Perl RPC

Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago
321 stars 72 fork 72 watcher
Born at : April 22, 2022, 2:08 a.m. This repo has been linked 48 different CVEs too.
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Threekiii/Vulhub-Reproduce

一个Vulhub漏洞复现知识库

vulnerability exploit

Updated: 4 months ago
448 stars 87 fork 87 watcher
Born at : March 3, 2022, 8:38 a.m. This repo has been linked 171 different CVEs too.
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Threekiii/Awesome-POC

一个漏洞POC知识库 目前数量 1000+

poc

Updated: 1 month ago
3731 stars 734 fork 734 watcher
Born at : Feb. 20, 2022, 6:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 414 different CVEs too.
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SexyBeast233/SecBooks

安全类各家文库大乱斗

HTML CSS JavaScript Go Python Shell C

Updated: 1 month ago
982 stars 241 fork 241 watcher
Born at : Feb. 15, 2022, 3:14 a.m. This repo has been linked 568 different CVEs too.
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openx-org/BLEN

漏洞批量验证框架

Python

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
88 stars 36 fork 36 watcher
Born at : Dec. 21, 2021, 8:05 a.m. This repo has been linked 37 different CVEs too.
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0ps/pocassistdb

database of pocassist（漏洞库）

Updated: 3 months ago
15 stars 20 fork 20 watcher
Born at : June 16, 2021, 11:36 a.m. This repo has been linked 61 different CVEs too.
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jweny/pocassistdb

database of pocassist（漏洞库）

pocassist vulnerability-scanners vulnerability-detection

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
81 stars 22 fork 22 watcher
Born at : June 16, 2021, 9:56 a.m. This repo has been linked 67 different CVEs too.
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Guillaumeclavel/Etude_Faille_CVE_12636

None

Python Dockerfile

Updated: 3 years, 7 months ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : April 29, 2021, 7:47 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.
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cyberharsh/Apache-couchdb-CVE-2017-12635

None

Dockerfile

Updated: 3 years ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 19, 2020, 8:48 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.
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6point6/vulnerable-docker-launcher

A Bash script to quickly start and stop docker containers.

Shell

Updated: 4 months ago
6 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : April 30, 2020, 5:29 p.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-12636 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-12636 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6c405bf3f8358e6314076be9f48c89a2e0ddf00539906291ebdf0c67%40%3Cdev.couchdb.apache.org%3E
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00026.html
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-16
    Added Reference https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbmu03935en_us
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44913/
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45019/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6c405bf3f8358e6314076be9f48c89a2e0ddf00539906291ebdf0c67%40%3Cdev.couchdb.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6c405bf3f8358e6314076be9f48c89a2e0ddf00539906291ebdf0c67@%3Cdev.couchdb.apache.org%3E
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 13, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbmu03935en_us [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 28, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45019/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 24, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44913/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 04, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00026.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-16 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-16 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6c405bf3f8358e6314076be9f48c89a2e0ddf00539906291ebdf0c67@%3Cdev.couchdb.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6c405bf3f8358e6314076be9f48c89a2e0ddf00539906291ebdf0c67@%3Cdev.couchdb.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-78
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.7.0 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:2.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:2.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 21, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-16 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 15, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed 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 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. 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.
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-12636 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-12636 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

3.31 }} 0.18%

score

0.91141

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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