SQL Injection Affecting postgresql-12 package, versions <12.16-0ubuntu0.20.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.68% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-POSTGRESQL12-5840157
  • published12 Aug 2023
  • disclosed11 Aug 2023

Introduced: 11 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-39417  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-89  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 postgresql-12 to version 12.16-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-12 package and not the postgresql-12 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

IN THE EXTENSION SCRIPT, a SQL Injection vulnerability was found in PostgreSQL if it uses @extowner@, @extschema@, or @extschema:...@ inside a quoting construct (dollar quoting, '', or ""). If an administrator has installed files of a vulnerable, trusted, non-bundled extension, an attacker with database-level CREATE privilege can execute arbitrary code as the bootstrap superuser.

CVSS Base Scores

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