SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2000-1199

PostgreSQL stores usernames and passwords in plaintext in (1) pg_shadow and (2) pg_pwd, which allows attackers with sufficient privileges to gain access to databases.

MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.91%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.91%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

PostgreSQL stores usernames and passwords in plaintext in (1) pg_shadow and (2) pg_pwd, which allows attackers with sufficient privileges to gain access to databases.

CVSS 2.0
4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
0.91% probability · 58th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
postgresql/postgresql
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.