CVE-2020-14350

CVE Details

Release Date:

2020-08-24

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.

See more information about CVE-2020-14350 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.3	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector:	Local network	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

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