SQL Injection Affecting postgresql-10 package, versions <10.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-POSTGRESQL10-319179
  • published2 Dec 2018
  • disclosed13 Nov 2018

Introduced: 13 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-16850  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-89  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 postgresql-10 to version 10.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-10 package and not the postgresql-10 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

postgresql before versions 11.1, 10.6 is vulnerable to a to SQL injection in pg_upgrade and pg_dump via CREATE TRIGGER ... REFERENCING. Using a purpose-crafted trigger definition, an attacker can cause arbitrary SQL statements to run, with superuser privileges.

CVSS Base Scores

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