Listing CouchDB databases
CouchDB installations may contain numerous databases. Nmap provides an easy way to list the available databases for penetration testers or system administrators who may need to monitor for rogue databases.
This recipe will show you how to list databases in CouchDB servers by using Nmap.
How to do it...
To list all databases in a CouchDB installation with Nmap, enter the following command:
# nmap -p5984 --script couchdb-databases <target>
The results will include all the databases returned by CouchDB in the couchdb-databases output section:
PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 5984/tcp open httpd Apache CouchDB 0.10.0 (Erlang OTP/R13B) | couchdb-databases: | 1 = nmap |_ 2 = packtpub
How it works...
The argument -p5984 --script ...
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