Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2022-2625 |
CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
PostgreSQL Server applications / Database software |
Vendor | PostgreSQL Global Development Group |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU66429
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 0.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2625
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the database.
The vulnerability exists due to extension scripts can replace objects that do not belong to the extension when using the CREATE OR REPLACE
or CREATE IF NOT EXISTS
commands. A remote user with (1) permissions to create non-temporary objects in at least one schema, (2) ability to lure
or wait for an administrator to create or update an affected extension
in that schema, and (3) ability to lure or wait for a victim to use the
object targeted in CREATE OR REPLACE
or CREATE IF NOT EXISTS
can run arbitrary code as the victim role.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsPostgreSQL: 10.4 - 14.4
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-145-138-1212-1117-1022-and-15-beta-3-released-2496/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.