17.9. CVE-2017-12636: Apache CouchDB Remote Code Execution

17.9.1. Description

CouchDB administrative users can configure the database server via HTTP(S). Someof the configuration options include paths for operating system-level binariesthat are subsequently launched by CouchDB. This allows a CouchDB admin user toexecute arbitrary shell commands as the CouchDB user, including downloadingand executing scripts from the public internet.

17.9.2. Mitigation

All users should upgrade to CouchDB 1.7.1 or2.1.1.

Upgrades from previous 1.x and 2.x versions in the same series should beseamless.

Users on earlier versions, or users upgrading from 1.x to 2.x should consultwith upgrade notes.

17.9.3. Credit

This issue was discovered by Joan Touzet of the CouchDB Security team duringthe investigation of CVE-2017-12635.

原文: http://docs.couchdb.org/en/stable/cve/2017-12636.html