Information disclosure in PostgreSQL - CVE-2017-7547
Published: August 15, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7875
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7547
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: PostgreSQL Global Development Group
Affected software:
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists in the pg_user_mappings function due to insufficient security restrictions. A remote attacker can gain access to important data and conduct further attacks.
The weakness exists in the pg_user_mappings function due to insufficient security restrictions. A remote attacker can gain access to important data and conduct further attacks.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-7547
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 9.2.22, 9.3.18, 9.4.13, 9.5.8, 9.6.4.