CVE-2012-5649

Apache CouchDB before 1.0.4, 1.1.x before 1.1.2, and 1.2.x before 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a JSONP callback, related to Adobe Flash.

Published: 2014-05-23 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-5649 is rated Moderate Risk (64.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.56%, 93th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +4.72% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5649

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.84% 6.56% +4.72%
2 2025-12-28 2.82% 1.84% -0.98%
3 2025-12-27 — 2.82% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5649

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-5649

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-5649

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu low CVE-2012-5649 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (couchdb), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, upstream): ignored 4, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5649

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5649

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache couchdb <= 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache couchdb 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache couchdb 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache couchdb 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache couchdb 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache couchdb 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache couchdb 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5649

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