Vulnerability in PostgreSQL
CVE-2014-0060
PostgreSQL before 8.4.20, 9.0.x before 9.0.16, 9.1.x before 9.1.12, 9.2.x before 9.2.7, and 9.3.x before 9.3.3 does not properly enforce the ADMIN OPTION restriction, which allows remote authenticated members of a role to add or remove arbitrary users to that role by calling the SET ROLE command before the associated GRANT command.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.041 (90.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- PostgreSQL — versions 8.4.1, 8.4.2, 8.4.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0211.html (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0221.html (vendor-advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT6448
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0469.html (vendor-advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0103.html (vendor-advisory)
- wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/20140220securityrelease (Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2864 (vendor-advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0249.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.postgresql.org/about/news/1506/ (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-0060?
- CVE-2014-0060 is a vulnerability in PostgreSQL, classified under CWE-264. Published 2014-03-31.
- Is CVE-2014-0060 known to be exploited?
- 12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.