VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-2454
schema_element defeats protective search_path changes; It was found that certain database calls in PostgreSQL could permit an authed attacker with elevated database-level privileges to execute arbitrary code.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.19%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.19%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
schema_element defeats protective search_path changes; It was found that certain database calls in PostgreSQL could permit an authed attacker with elevated database-level privileges to execute arbitrary code.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.19% probability · 66th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- postgresql/postgresql · redhat/software collections · redhat/enterprise linux · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2454Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230706-0006/
- https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2023-2454/Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2454Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230706-0006/
- https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2023-2454/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.