Unprotected storage of credentials in PostgreSQL - CVE-2019-10210
Published: August 8, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20005
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10210
CWE-ID: CWE-256
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to access credentials in plain text.
The vulnerability exists due to EnterpriseDB Windows installer writes a password to a temporary file in its installation directory, creates initial databases, and deletes the file. During those seconds while the file exists, a local user can read the PostgreSQL superuser password from the file.
Affected software
PostgreSQL
Opensuse
Dell Security Management Server
Opensuse
Dell Security Management Server
How to mitigate CVE-2019-10210
Install updates from vendor's website.
PostgreSQL - addressed in versions 9.4.24, 9.5.19, 9.6.15, 10.10, 11.5
Dell Security Management Server - update to 11.0.1
Dell Security Management Server - update to 11.0.1