#VU66429 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in PostgreSQL - CVE-2022-2625
Published: August 12, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66429
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2625
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
Software vendor:
PostgreSQL Global Development Group
PostgreSQL Global Development Group
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the database.
The vulnerability exists due to extension scripts can replace objects that do not belong to the extension when using the CREATE OR REPLACE or CREATE IF NOT EXISTS commands. A remote user with (1) permissions to create non-temporary objects in at least one schema, (2) ability to lure
or wait for an administrator to create or update an affected extension
in that schema, and (3) ability to lure or wait for a victim to use the
object targeted in CREATE OR REPLACE or CREATE IF NOT EXISTS can run arbitrary code as the victim role.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.