Vulnerability in PostgreSQL
CVE-2018-1115
postgresql before versions 10.4, 9.6.9 is vulnerable in the adminpack extension, the pg_catalog.pg_logfile_rotate() function doesn't follow the same ACLs than pg_rorate_logfile. If the adminpack is added to a database, an attacker able to connect to it could exploit this to force log rotation.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.039 (89.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.040 · newest: 0.039 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- PostgreSQL
- Unspecified PostgreSQL — versions postegresql 10.4, postegresql 9.6.9
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-08 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2566 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2565 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104285 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00043.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- git.postgresql.org/gitweb/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1115?
- CVE-2018-1115 is a critical-severity vulnerability in PostgreSQL, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2018-05-10.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1115?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-1115 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.