Incorrect Authorization Affecting postgresql package, versions [13.0,13.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-POSTGRESQL-2336035
  • published12 Jan 2022
  • disclosed23 Feb 2021
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 23 Feb 2021

CVE-2021-20229  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade postgresql to version 13.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization. A flaw was found in PostgreSQL in versions before 13.2. This flaw allows a user with SELECT privilege on one column to craft a special query that returns all columns of the table. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

CVSS Scores

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