What is CVE-2016-0767?

CVE-2016-0767 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pl\/java Project, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-06-06.

How severe is CVE-2016-0767?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Pl\/java Project

CVE-2016-0767

PostgreSQL PL/Java before 1.5.0 allows remote authenticated users with USAGE permission on the public schema to alter the public schema classpath.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2017-06-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Pl\/java Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

tada.github.io/pljava/releasenotes.html (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0767?: CVE-2016-0767 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pl\/java Project, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-06-06.
How severe is CVE-2016-0767?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.