VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-1720
An authenticated attacker could use this flaw in certain configurations to perform drop objects such as function, triggers, et al., leading to database corruption.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.18%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.18%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A flaw was found in PostgreSQL's "ALTER ... DEPENDS ON EXTENSION", where sub-commands did not perform authorization checks. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw in certain configurations to perform drop objects such as function, triggers, et al., leading to database corruption. This issue affects PostgreSQL versions before 12.2, before 11.7, before 10.12 and before 9.6.17.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.18% probability · 66th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-285, CWE-862
- Affected
- postgresql/postgresql · redhat/decision manager · redhat/software collections · redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00043.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1720Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2011/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00043.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1720Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2011/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.