Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2022-1552 |
CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
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PostgreSQL Server applications / Database software |
Vendor | PostgreSQL Global Development Group |
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU63126
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1552
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrectly imposed security restrictions in Autovacuum, REINDEX, CREATE INDEX, REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW, CLUSTER, and pg_amcheck. A remote authenticated user with permission to create non-temp objects can execute arbitrary SQL functions under a superuser identity and escalate privileges within the application.
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Vulnerable software versionsPostgreSQL: 14.0 - 14.2, 13.0 - 13.6, 12 - 12.10, 11.0 - 11.15, 10.0 - 10.20
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-143-137-1211-1116-and-1021-released-2449/
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