CVE-2020-14350

CVE Details

Release Date:	2020-08-24
Impact:	None	What is this?

Description

It was found that some PostgreSQL extensions did not use search_path safely in their installation script. An attacker with sufficient privileges could use this flaw to trick an administrator into executing a specially crafted script, during the installation or update of such extension. This affects PostgreSQL versions before 12.4, before 11.9, before 10.14, before 9.6.19, and before 9.5.23.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	7.3
Vector String:	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Version:	3.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low
User Interaction:	Required
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High
Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (rh-postgresql10-postgresql)	ELSA-2021-9290	2021-06-11
Oracle Linux version 8 (pgaudit)	ELSA-2020-5620-1	2020-12-23
Oracle Linux version 8 (postgres-decoderbufs)	ELSA-2020-5620-1	2020-12-23
Oracle Linux version 8 (postgresql)	ELSA-2020-3669	2020-09-09
Oracle Linux version 8 (postgresql)	ELSA-2020-5619-1	2020-12-23
Oracle Linux version 8 (postgresql)	ELSA-2020-5620-1	2020-12-23