In versions of Couchbase Server prior to 5.0, the bucket named "default" was a special…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
In versions of Couchbase Server prior to 5.0, the bucket named "default" was a special bucket that allowed read and write access without authentication. As part of 5.0, the behavior of all buckets including "default" were changed to only allow access by authenticated users with sufficient authorization. However, users were allowed unauthenticated and unauthorized access to the "default" bucket if the properties of this bucket were edited. This has been fixed in versions 5.1.0 and 5.5.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-11496
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-44rm-2q9r-5gjr
References
More Couchbase Server vulnerabilities
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- TI-2023-02885 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-01910 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-27712 Python-cryptography: bleichenbacher timing oracle attack against rsa decryption - incomplete fix for cve-2020-25659 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-15177 Exposed Erlang Cookie could lead to Remote Command Execution (RCE) attack. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-27298 An issue was discovered in Couchbase Server before 7.2.4. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-11496 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-11496 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-44rm-2q9r-5gjr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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