CVE-2022-42950

low-risk
Published 2023-02-06

An issue was discovered in Couchbase Server 7.x before 7.0.5 and 7.1.x before 7.1.2. A crafted HTTP REST request from an administrator account to the Couchbase Server Backup Service can exhaust memory resources, causing the process to be killed, which can be used for denial of service.

Do I need to act?

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1.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 4.9/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Couchbase

References (6)

Release Notes https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/release-notes/relnotes.html
Issue Tracking https://forums.couchbase.com/tags/security
Vendor Advisory https://www.couchbase.com/alerts/
Release Notes https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/release-notes/relnotes.html
Issue Tracking https://forums.couchbase.com/tags/security
Vendor Advisory https://www.couchbase.com/alerts/
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low-risk
Severity 20/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal