Missing Authorization Affecting postgresql-11 package, versions <11.7-0+deb10u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-POSTGRESQL11-548700
  • published13 Feb 2020
  • disclosed17 Mar 2020

Introduced: 13 Feb 2020

CVE-2020-1720  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-862  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 postgresql-11 to version 11.7-0+deb10u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-11 package and not the postgresql-11 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in PostgreSQL's "ALTER ... DEPENDS ON EXTENSION", where sub-commands did not perform authorization checks. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw in certain configurations to perform drop objects such as function, triggers, et al., leading to database corruption. This issue affects PostgreSQL versions before 12.2, before 11.7, before 10.12 and before 9.6.17.

CVSS Scores

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