Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Affecting pgadmin4 package, versions [,8.5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Proof of concept
    EPSS
    0.25% (66th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-PYTHON-PGADMIN4-6564970
  • published 5 Apr 2024
  • disclosed 4 Apr 2024
  • credit aelmokhtar

How to fix?

Upgrade pgadmin4 to version 8.5 or higher.

Overview

pgadmin4 is a PostgreSQL Tools

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') via the validate binary path API. An attacker can execute arbitrary code on the server hosting the application, posing a severe risk to the integrity of the database management system and the security of the underlying data.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
7.4 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Changed
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    Low