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CouchCMS

CMS that adds editable regions to plain HTML sites

Content Management Systems ★ 379 stars Easy setup GPL-2.0

CouchCMS is a content management system for designers that turns static HTML and CSS sites into manageable websites by adding simple tags. It lets clients edit defined regions while the designer keeps full control of markup.

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Key features

  • Tag-based editable regions
  • Designer-first workflow
  • HTML-driven templates
  • Lightweight core

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-2.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Written in PHP
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 128 MB RAM

Is CouchCMS secure?

3 known vulnerabilities affect CouchCMS's latest release (v2.4) according to OSV.dev; the most severe is rated high.

Affecting v2.4

AdvisorySeveritySummary
CVE-2026-29002HighCouchCMS Privilege Escalation via f_k_levels_list Parameter
CVE-2025-67004Medium** Disputed ** An Information Disclosure vulnerability in CouchCMS 2.4 allow an Admin user to read arbitrary files via traversing directories back after back.
CVE-2025-15005LowCouchCMS reCAPTCHA config.example.php hard-coded key
  • Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2023-41609, published 2023-09-11 (1129 days ago)

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

CouchCMS replaces

Self-hosted WordPress alternatives

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