What is CVE-2020-24719?

CVE-2020-24719 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Couchbase Server, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-11-12.

How severe is CVE-2020-24719?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-24719 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Couchbase Server

CVE-2020-24719

Exposed Erlang Cookie could lead to Remote Command Execution (RCE) attack. Communication between Erlang nodes is done by exchanging a shared secret (aka "magic cookie"). There are cases where the magic cookie is included in the content of the logs. An attacker can use the cookie to attach to an Erlang node and run OS level commands on the system running the Erlang node. Affects version: 6.5.1. Fix version: 6.6.0.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.233 (97.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Couchbase Couchbase_server
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24719?: CVE-2020-24719 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Couchbase Server, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-11-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-24719?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-24719 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.