CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2019-11465 — An issue was discovered in Couchbase Server 5.5.x through 5.5.3 and 6.0.0

Medium CVSS 5.3

An issue was discovered in Couchbase Server 5.5.x through 5.5.3 and 6.0.0. The Memcached "connections" stat block command emits a non-redacted username. The system information submitted to Couchbase as part of a bug report included the usernames for all users currently logged into the system even if the log was redacted for privacy. This has been fixed (in 5.5.4 and 6.0.1) so that usernames are tagged properly in the logs and are hashed out when the logs are redacted.

Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.3 (3.1)
Published
2019-09-10
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-532

Affected products

  • couchbase / couchbase_server
  • couchbase / couchbase_server / 6.0.0

Matched remediation archetype

Information disclosure and sensitive data exposure

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Check exposure

  • Trace sensitive data through responses, errors, logs, metrics, traces, caches, exports, files, backups, and client bundles.
  • Identify affected subjects, tenants, retention windows, access controls, and downstream copies without opening unnecessary sensitive records.
  • Review metadata, timing, status, length, and existence signals as well as direct content disclosure.

Remediate safely

  • Minimize collection and output, apply field-level authorization and redaction at a centralized boundary, and return generic external errors.
  • Remove secrets and sensitive data from logs, artifacts, URLs, caches, and client-side bundles; rotate credentials that may have been exposed.
  • Update the affected component and add synthetic-data tests for response, error, observability, and export paths.

Authoritative sources

Complete CVE record and remediation plan

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