CVE-2021-27925 Race condition in n/a
A race condition in Couchbase Server with auditing enabled can leak administrator credentials in cleartext logs, requiring access to log files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-27925?
CVE-2021-27925 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Couchbase Couchbase Server, published on 19 May 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Couchbase Server 6.5.x and 6.6.x through 6.6.1. When using the View Engine and Auditing is enabled, a crash condition can (depending on a race condition) cause an internal user with administrator privileges, @ns_server, to have its credentials leaked in cleartext in the ns_server.info.log file.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-27925?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Couchbase Couchbase Server.
How do I fix CVE-2021-27925?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-27925 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-27925 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-27925 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Couchbase Couchbase Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-682m-jx5w-f5fq.