What is CVE-2023-25016?

CVE-2023-25016 is a high-severity vulnerability in Couchbase Server, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-02-06.

How severe is CVE-2023-25016?

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

Vulnerability in Couchbase Server

CVE-2023-25016

Couchbase Server before 6.6.6, 7.x before 7.0.5, and 7.1.x before 7.1.2 exposes Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor.

Published 2023-02-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (36.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Couchbase Server

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

forums.couchbase.com/tags/security (Issue Tracking)
docs.couchbase.com/server/current/release-notes/relnotes.html (Release Notes)
www.couchbase.com/alerts/ (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-25016?: CVE-2023-25016 is a high-severity vulnerability in Couchbase Server, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-02-06.
How severe is CVE-2023-25016?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.