Missing Authorization Affecting postgresql12 package, versions <12.3-3.8.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (28th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications

Snyk Learn

Learn about Missing Authorization vulnerabilities in an interactive lesson.

Start learning
  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES151-POSTGRESQL12-2705131
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed6 Aug 2020

Introduced: 6 Aug 2020

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

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.1 postgresql12 to version 12.3-3.8.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql12 package and not the postgresql12 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.1 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

version 3.1