CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-16850

postgresql before versions 11.1, 10.6 is vulnerable to a to SQL injection in pg_upgrade and pg_dump via CREATE TRIGGER ... REFERENCING. Using a purpose-crafted trigger definition, an attacker can cause arbitrary SQL statements to run, with superuser privileges.

7.5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

9.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1905/ Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16850 Issue Tracking Patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3818-1/ Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042144 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105923 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-24 Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3757 Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2018-11-13 03:29

Updated : 2023-01-19 08:11

NVD link : CVE-2018-16850

Mitre link : CVE-2018-16850

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-89