CVE-2020-24719

Critical

Description

Exposed Erlang Cookie could lead to Remote Command Execution (RCE) attack. Communication between Erlang nodes is done by exchanging a shared secret (aka "magic cookie"). There are cases where the magic cookie is included in the content of the logs. An attacker can use the cookie to attach to an Erlang node and run OS level commands on the system running the Erlang node. Affects version: 6.5.1. Fix version: 6.6.0.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductCouchbase Server
PublishedNov 12, 2020
First seenNov 12, 2020

How to fix

Update
  • couchbase couchbase_server6.6.0 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
couchbase couchbase_server6.5.1 ≤ v < 6.6.06.6.0

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CVE-2020-24719 · Couchbase Server · Dark Radar