#VU32711 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in PostgreSQL - CVE-2013-1901

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#VU32711 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in PostgreSQL - CVE-2013-1901

Published: April 4, 2013 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32711
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1901
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PostgreSQL
Software vendor:
PostgreSQL Global Development Group

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to manipulate data.

PostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.4 and 9.1.x before 9.1.9 does not properly check REPLICATION privileges, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended backup restrictions by calling the (1) pg_start_backup or (2) pg_stop_backup functions. Per http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1789-1/ "A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Ubuntu 8.04 LTS"


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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