CVE-2021-25644
Incorrect commands to the REST API can result in leaked authentication information being stored in cleartext in the debug.log and info.log files, and is also shown in the UI visible to administrators.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.64%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in Couchbase Server 5.x and 6.x through 6.6.1 and 7.0.0 Beta. Incorrect commands to the REST API can result in leaked authentication information being stored in cleartext in the debug.log and info.log files, and is also shown in the UI visible to administrators.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.64% probability · 50th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-312
- Affected
- couchbase/couchbase server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://www.couchbase.com/downloadsProduct, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.couchbase.com/resources/security#SecurityAlertsVendor Advisory
- https://www.couchbase.com/downloadsProduct, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.couchbase.com/resources/security#SecurityAlertsVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.