SQL Injection Affecting postgresql-contrib package, versions <0:9.2.24-6.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.19% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-POSTGRESQLCONTRIB-1532343
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 8 Aug 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 postgresql-contrib to version 0:9.2.24-6.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:1512.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-contrib package and not the postgresql-contrib package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was discovered in postgresql versions 9.4.x before 9.4.24, 9.5.x before 9.5.19, 9.6.x before 9.6.15, 10.x before 10.10 and 11.x before 11.5 where arbitrary SQL statements can be executed given a suitable SECURITY DEFINER function. An attacker, with EXECUTE permission on the function, can execute arbitrary SQL as the owner of the function.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

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