High severity · published Aug 24, 2020
CVE-2020-14350
It was found that some PostgreSQL extensions did not use search_path safely in their installation script
7.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
It was found that some PostgreSQL extensions did not use search_path safely in their installation script. An attacker with sufficient privileges could use this flaw to trick an administrator into executing a specially crafted script, during the installation or update of such extension. This affects PostgreSQL versions before 12.4, before 11.9, before 10.14, before 9.6.19, and before 9.5.23.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PO
PostgreSQL · PostgreSQL
9.5 before 9.5.23; 9.6 before 9.6.19; 10.0 before 10.14; 11.0 before 11.9; 12.0 before 12.4 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
15.1; 15.2 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
16.04; 18.04; 20.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14350
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14350
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00043.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00044.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00049.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00050.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00003.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00008.html
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