What is CVE-2013-1903?

CVE-2013-1903 is a vulnerability in PostgreSQL, classified under CWE-264. Published 2013-04-04.

Is CVE-2013-1903 known to be exploited?

16 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in PostgreSQL

CVE-2013-1903

PostgreSQL, possibly 9.2.x before 9.2.4, 9.1.x before 9.1.9, 9.0.x before 9.0.13, 8.4.x before 8.4.17, and 8.3.x before 8.3.23 incorrectly provides the superuser password to scripts related to "graphical installers for Linux and Mac OS X," which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.

Published 2013-04-04 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.022 (81.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 81.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000

Affected products

PostgreSQL — versions 9.2, 9.2.1, 9.2.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.postgresql.org/about/news/1456/ (Vendor Advisory)
www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
www.postgresql.org/support/security/ (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-1903?: CVE-2013-1903 is a vulnerability in PostgreSQL, classified under CWE-264. Published 2013-04-04.
Is CVE-2013-1903 known to be exploited?: 16 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.