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CVE-2017-12635

🗓️ 14 Nov 2017 20:00:00Reported by apacheType 
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🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov📰️ 3 Media mentions👁 303 Views🌐 WEB

Due to JSON parser differences, Apache CouchDB before 1.7.0 and 2.x before 2.1.1 allows non-admin users to give themselves admin privileges

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apachecouchdbRange<1.7.0
apachecouchdbMatch2.0.0
apachecouchdbMatch2.0.0rc1
apachecouchdbMatch2.0.0rc2
apachecouchdbMatch2.0.0rc3
apachecouchdbMatch2.0.0rc4
[
  {
    "product": "Apache CouchDB",
    "vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "1.2.0 to 1.6.1"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "2.0.0 to 2.1.0"
      }
    ]
  }
]
ParameterPositionPathDescriptionCWE
rolesrequest body/_users/org.couchdb.user:oopsDuplicate 'roles' keys in user creation payload may bypass validation and escalate privileges by assigning admin role via CouchDB validation discrepancy.CWE-269

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17 Jun 2026 01:03Current
8.2High risk
Vulners AI Score8.2
CVSS 39.8
CVSS 210
EPSS0.99838
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