4.9

CVE-2022-42950: couchbase couchbase_server Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 4.9v3.1MediumModified
Published 06-02-2023Last modified 26-03-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-42950 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in couchbase couchbase_server. EPSS estimates a 0.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.9/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.96%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 06-02-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.96%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

61%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.96% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.96%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Couchbase1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links