#VU41479 XML External Entity injection in Postgresql JDBC Driver - CVE-2020-13692

Vulnerability identifier: #VU41479

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13692

CWE-ID: CWE-611

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Postgresql JDBC Driver
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: PostgreSQL Global Development Group

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Postgresql JDBC Driver: 42.0.0, 42.1.0 - 42.1.4, 42.2.0 - 42.2.12

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External links
http://github.com/pgjdbc/pgjdbc/commit/14b62aca4764d496813f55a43d050b017e01eb65
http://jdbc.postgresql.org/documentation/changelog.html#version_42.2.13
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r00bcc6b2da972e0d6332a4ebc7807e17305d8b8e7fb2ae63d2a3cbfb@%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r01ae1b3d981cf2e563e9b5b0a6ea54fb3cac8e9a0512ee5269e3420e@%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0478a1aa9ae0dbd79d8f7b38d0d93fa933ac232e2b430b6f31a103c0@%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1aae77706aab7d89b4fe19be468fc3c73e9cc84ff79cc2c3bd07c05a@%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4bdea189c9991aae7a929d28f575ec46e49ed3d68fa5235825f38a4f@%3Cnotifications.netbeans.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r631f967db6260d6178740a3314a35d9421facd8212e62320275fa78e@%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7f6d019839df17646ffd0046a99146cacf40492a6c92078f65fd32e0@%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb89f92aba44f524d5c270e0c44ca7aec4704691c37fe106cf73ec977@%3Cnotifications.netbeans.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfe363bf3a46d440ad57fd05c0e313025c7218364bbdc5fd8622ea7ae@%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DCCAPM6FSNOC272DLSNQ6YHXS3OMHGJC/
http://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200619-0005/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.