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CVE-2022-42951 Details

Description

An issue was discovered in Couchbase Server 6.5.x and 6.6.x before 6.6.6, 7.x before 7.0.5, and 7.1.x before 7.1.2. During the start-up of a Couchbase Server node, there is a small window of time (before the cluster management authentication has started) where an attacker can connect to the cluster manager using default credentials.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:8.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/release-notes/relnotes.html	CVE	Release Notes
https://forums.couchbase.com/tags/security	CVE	Issue Tracking
https://www.couchbase.com/alerts/	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/release-notes/relnotes.html	[email protected]	Release Notes
https://forums.couchbase.com/tags/security	[email protected]	Issue Tracking
https://www.couchbase.com/alerts/	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-287	Improper Authentication	[email protected]
CWE-362	Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')	[email protected]
CWE-287	Improper Authentication	CISA-ADP

Affected Products

Product	Versions
couchbase couchbase server	>= 6.5.0, < 6.6.6 >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.5 >= 7.1.0, < 7.1.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:couchbase:couchbase_server:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 26, 2025	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2023	CWE Remap	[email protected]
Feb 15, 2023	Initial Analysis	[email protected]