Vulnerability in PostgreSQL
CVE-2017-7547
PostgreSQL versions before 9.2.22, 9.3.18, 9.4.13, 9.5.8 and 9.6.4 are vulnerable to authorization flaw allowing remote authenticated attackers to retrieve passwords from the user mappings defined by the foreign server owners without actually having the privileges to do so.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.056 (92.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.056 · newest: 0.056 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- PostgreSQL — versions 9.5.x before 9.5.8, 9.4.4, 9.3.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2728 (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3936 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2678 (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3935 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039142 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.postgresql.org/about/news/1772/ (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100275 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2677 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7547?
- CVE-2017-7547 is a high-severity vulnerability in PostgreSQL, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-08-16.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7547?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-7547 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.