CVE-2022-32562
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn issue was discovered in Couchbase Server before 7.0.4. Operations may succeed on a collection using stale RBAC permission.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is an authorization bypass vulnerability in Couchbase Server where RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) permission changes do not take effect immediately. Users whose permissions have been modified or revoked can continue performing operations on collections based on their stale (previously granted) permissions, allowing unauthorized access to data.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Couchbase Server versionRun 'couchbase-cli server-info' or check the Couchbase administrative UI for the installed server versionAffected if The installed version is between 7.0.0 and 7.0.4 inclusive
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Confirm RBAC is enabled and in useCheck if Couchbase Server has users, groups, or roles defined in the RBAC system via the admin UI or CLI command 'couchbase-cli user-list'Affected if RBAC is configured with users having specific roles on collections or buckets
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Check for recent permission modificationsReview audit logs or user permission history for any role changes, revocations, or scope/collection permission updates that occurred recentlyAffected if Permissions have been modified or revoked within recent sessions, and affected users may still have active connections
A user is affected if they are running Couchbase Server version 7.0.0 through 7.0.4 and have users whose RBAC permissions were recently changed or revoked but who remain actively connected.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade Couchbase Server to version 7.0.4 or later to receive the fix. There is no practical work-around; this is a server-side fix requiring an upgrade.
Couchbase Server 7.0.4 or later
- Plan for a maintenance window and take a backup of your Couchbase Server data
- Ensure you have adequate disk space and system resources for the upgrade
- Stop any applications or services connecting to the Couchbase Server cluster
- For a single node: Stop the Couchbase Server service, then upgrade using the installer or package manager
- For a cluster: Follow Couchbase's rolling upgrade procedure, upgrading one node at a time while the cluster remains operational
- After upgrade, verify all nodes are running the new version (7.0.4 or later)
- Validate that RBAC permissions are working correctly by testing collection access with various user roles
- Monitor server logs for any permission-related errors post-upgrade
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-32562 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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