SB2020051418 - Privilege escalation in PostgreSQL installer
Published: May 14, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020051418
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Untrusted search path (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10733)
CWE-ID: CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on he system.
The vulnerability exists due to Windows installer runs executables from uncontrolled directories. A local user can trick the victim to install PostgreSQL from a directory that contains a malicious files and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Note, this vulnerability affects Windows installer only.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.