CVE-2022-42950 json
An issue was discovered in Couchbase Server 7.x before 7.0.5 and 7.1.x before 7.1.2.
published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-46005
- cvss
- 4.9
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- couchbase couchbase_server 7.0.5, 7.1.2
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 4.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References
-
couchbase.com
/alerts/
vendor-advisory
-
forums.couchbase.com
/tags/security
issue-tracking
-
docs.couchbase.com
/server/current/release-notes/relnotes.html
release-notes
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-42950
- NVD CVE-2022-42950
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