What is CVE-2021-37842?

CVE-2021-37842 is a high-severity vulnerability in Couchbase Server, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-11-02.

How severe is CVE-2021-37842?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Couchbase Server

CVE-2021-37842

metakv in Couchbase Server 7.0.0 uses Cleartext for Storage of Sensitive Information. Remote Cluster XDCR credentials can get leaked in debug logs. Config key tombstone purging was added in Couchbase Server 7.0.0. This issue happens when a config key, which is being logged, has a tombstone purger time-stamp attached to it.

EPSS: 0.006 (44.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Couchbase Couchbase_server — versions 7.0.0, 7.0.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-37842?: CVE-2021-37842 is a high-severity vulnerability in Couchbase Server, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-11-02.
How severe is CVE-2021-37842?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.