High severity · published Jun 9, 2023
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…
7.2
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 68% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PO
PostgreSQL · PostgreSQL
11.0 before 11.20; 12.0 before 12.15; 13.0 before 13.11; 14.0 before 14.8; 15.0 before 15.3 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
38 · source: NVD
SC
Software Collections · Redhat
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2454
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2454
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2454
security.netapp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230706-0006/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2023-2454/
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