5.3

CVE-2023-50436: couchbase couchbase_server Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 28-02-2024Last modified 14-11-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-50436 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in couchbase couchbase_server. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.24%
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. 28-02-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in Couchbase Server before 7.2.4. ns_server admin credentials are leaked in encoded form in the diag.log file. The earliest affected version is 7.1.5.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

14%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.24% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.24%

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