An issue was discovered in Couchbase Server through 7.2.2. A data reader may cause a denial of service (application exist) because of the OOM killer.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-45873 is rated Moderate Risk (47/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-12-28 | 0.29% | 0.39% | +0.10% |
| 2 | 2025-12-27 | 0.39% | 0.29% | -0.10% |
| 3 | 2025-11-21 | — | 0.39% | — |
Full EPSS history (12 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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2.8 | 3.6 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| couchbase | couchbase_server | < 7.2.3 | cpe:2.3:a:couchbase:couchbase_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/release-notes/relnotes.html | Release Notes |
| https://forums.couchbase.com/tags/security | Product |
| https://www.couchbase.com/alerts/ | Vendor Advisory |