CVE-2020-25695
An attacker having permission to create non-temporary objects in at least one schema can execute arbitrary SQL functions under the identity of a superuser.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 46.4%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A flaw was found in PostgreSQL versions before 13.1, before 12.5, before 11.10, before 10.15, before 9.6.20 and before 9.5.24. An attacker having permission to create non-temporary objects in at least one schema can execute arbitrary SQL functions under the identity of a superuser. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 46.44% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- postgresql/postgresql · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1894425Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-07Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201202-0003/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1894425Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-07Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201202-0003/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.