Couchbase Server 7.6.x-7.6.3 Privilege Escalation via security_admin_local
CVE-2024-56178 Published on January 27, 2025
An issue was discovered in Couchbase Server 7.6.x through 7.6.3. A user with the security_admin_local role can create a new user in a group that has the admin role.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-56178 is exploitable with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Improper Preservation of Permissions
The software does not preserve permissions or incorrectly preserves permissions when copying, restoring, or sharing objects, which can cause them to have less restrictive permissions than intended.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-56178
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Exploit Probability
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