Is CVE-2023-50436 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-50436 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-50436?

CVE-2023-50436 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-50436?

CVE-2023-50436 has an EPSS score of 0.24% (15th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-50436?

Upgrade couchbase server to 7.2.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-50436

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in Couchbase Server before 7.2.4. ns_server admin credentials are leaked in encoded form in the diag.log file. The earliest affected version is 7.1.5.

CWE-522

How to fix

Remediation Available

couchbase serverNVD

Affected:>= 7.1.5, < 7.2.4Fixed in:7.2.4CVE-2023-50436derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days

15thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 15% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

couchbase.com

Issue Tracking1

forums.couchbase.com

Release Notes1

docs.couchbase.com

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CVE-2024-44000	Critical	9.8	83%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-9160	Critical	9.8	77%	-	-
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-04-08.