CVE-2020-9040 describes a critical vulnerability in Couchbase Server Java SDK versions prior to 2.7.1.1, where missing hostname verification in the Netty component allows an attacker to forge an SSL certificate and impersonate a legitimate peer. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.5) has a low attack complexity and requires no user interaction, potentially leading to high integrity impact by allowing an attacker to intercept or alter communications. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.7.1, < 2.7.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:couchbase:couchbase_server_java_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.