CVE-2020-9039

CRITICAL NUCLEI

Couchbase Server < 4.6.5 - Incorrect Default Permissions

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Description

Couchbase Server 4.0.0, 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.5.0, 4.5.1, 4.6.0 through 4.6.5, 5.0.0, 5.1.1, 5.5.0 and 5.5.1 have Insecure Permissions for the projector and indexer REST endpoints (they allow unauthenticated access).The /settings REST endpoint exposed by the projector process is an endpoint that administrators can use for various tasks such as updating configuration and collecting performance profiles. The endpoint was unauthenticated and has been updated to only allow authenticated users to access these administrative APIs.

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Couchbase Server - Broken Access Control
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Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.6611
EPSS Percentile 98.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-276
Status published
Products (10)
couchbase/couchbase_server 4.0.0
couchbase/couchbase_server 4.1.0
couchbase/couchbase_server 4.1.1
couchbase/couchbase_server 4.5.0
couchbase/couchbase_server 4.5.1
couchbase/couchbase_server 5.0.0
couchbase/couchbase_server 5.1.1
couchbase/couchbase_server 5.5.0
couchbase/couchbase_server 5.5.1
couchbase/couchbase_server 4.6.0 - 4.6.5
Published Feb 22, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026