Vulnerability in PostgreSQL
CVE-2020-14350
It was found that some PostgreSQL extensions did not use search_path safely in their installation script. An attacker with sufficient privileges could use this flaw to trick an administrator into executing a specially crafted script, during the installation or update of such extension. This affects PostgreSQL versions before 12.4, before 11.9, before 10.14, before 9.6.19, and before 9.5.23.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (42.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- PostgreSQL
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 20.04
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1, 15.2
- PostgreSQL — versions PostgreSQL versions before 12.4, before 11.9, before 10.14, before 9.6.19, and before 9.5.23
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00043.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00044.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00049.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00050.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00028.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-13 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4472-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00008.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-14350?
- CVE-2020-14350 is a high-severity vulnerability in PostgreSQL, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2020-08-24.
- How severe is CVE-2020-14350?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-14350 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.