What is CVE-2024-56178?

CVE-2024-56178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Couchbase Server, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-01-27.

How severe is CVE-2024-56178?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-56178 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Couchbase Server

CVE-2024-56178

An issue was discovered in Couchbase Server 7.6.x through 7.6.3. A user with the security_admin_local role can create a new user in a group that has the admin role.

EPSS: 0.003 (25.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Couchbase Couchbase_server
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-281 — Improper Preservation of Permissions

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-56178?: CVE-2024-56178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Couchbase Server, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-01-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-56178?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-56178 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.