VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-16850

postgresql before versions 11.1, 10.6 is vulnerable to a to SQL injection in pg_upgrade and pg_dump via CREATE TRIGGER ...

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 5.15%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.15%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

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 3.1: 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 5.15% probability · 92th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-89
Affected: postgresql/postgresql · redhat/enterprise linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source: secalert@redhat.com

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105923Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042144Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3757Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16850Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-24Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3818-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1905/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105923Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042144Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3757Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16850Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-24Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3818-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1905/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

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