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.

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (24.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 24.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-56178: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.