Improper Privilege Management in PostgreSQL - CVE-2024-0985
Published: February 8, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86275
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0985
CWE-ID: CWE-269
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 user to escalate privileges within the database.
The vulnerability exists due to late privilege drop in REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW CONCURRENTLY. A remote user who is an object creator can execute arbitrary SQL functions as the command issuer.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-0985
Install updates from vendor's website.