CVE-2021-42763
mediumpriority · track · 30OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.006 · 49 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Couchbase Server before 6.6.3 and 7.x before 7.0.2 stores Sensitive Information in Cleartext. The issue occurs when the cluster manager forwards a HTTP request from the pluggable UI (query workbench etc) to the specific service. In the backtrace, the Basic Auth Header included in the HTTP request, has the "@" user credentials of the node processing the UI request.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (6)
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references (7)
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- https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/release-notes/relnotes.htmlcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42763cnnvd
- https://www.couchbase.com/alertscnnvd
- https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/release-notes/relnotes.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.couchbase.com/alertsenisa_euvd
- https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/release-notes/relnotes.htmlRelease NotesVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.couchbase.com/alertsVendor Advisorynvd
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