Unprotected storage of credentials in PostgreSQL - CVE-2019-10210
Published: August 8, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20005
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10210
CWE-ID: CWE-256
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: PostgreSQL Global Development Group
Affected software:
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-10210
Install updates from vendor's website.