ID:6295 - Exploit for OS command injection in CouchDB - CVE-2017-12636

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Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote administrative attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can configure the database server via HTTP(S) that include(s) paths for operating system-level binaries that are subsequently launched by CouchDB to execute arbitrary shell commands as the CouchDB user, including downloading and executing scripts from the public internet.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Remediation