Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2018-16850 |
CWE-ID | CWE-89 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
PostgreSQL Server applications / Database software |
Vendor | PostgreSQL Global Development Group |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU15796
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16850
CWE-ID:
CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of statements involving CREATE TRIGGER REFERENCING. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable script and execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database when running the pg_upgrade utility on the database or during a pg_dump utility dump/restore cycle.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain administrative access to vulnerable web application.
MitigationThe vulnerability has been fixed in the versions 10.6, 11.1.
Vulnerable software versionsPostgreSQL: 10.0 - 11.0
External linkshttp://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1905/
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.