What is CVE-2018-16203?

CVE-2018-16203 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pgpool Pgpooladmin. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2018-16203?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pgpool Pgpooladmin

CVE-2018-16203

PgpoolAdmin 4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the login authentication and obtain the administrative privilege of the PostgreSQL database via unspecified vectors.

EPSS: 0.017 (75.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Pgpool Pgpooladmin
Pgpool Global Development Group Pgpooladmin — versions 4.0 and earlier

References

vultures@jpcert.or.jp (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
vultures@jpcert.or.jp (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_JVN, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16203?: CVE-2018-16203 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pgpool Pgpooladmin. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-16203?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.