Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') Affecting postgresql-14 package, versions <14.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-POSTGRESQL14-2980581
  • published16 Aug 2022
  • disclosed18 Aug 2022

Introduced: 16 Aug 2022

CVE-2022-2625  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1321  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 postgresql-14 to version 14.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql-14 package and not the postgresql-14 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in PostgreSQL. This attack requires permission to create non-temporary objects in at least one schema, the ability to lure or wait for an administrator to create or update an affected extension in that schema, and the ability to lure or wait for a victim to use the object targeted in CREATE OR REPLACE or CREATE IF NOT EXISTS. Given all three prerequisites, this flaw allows an attacker to run arbitrary code as the victim role, which may be a superuser.

CVSS Scores

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