Vulnerability in PostgreSQL
CVE-2020-25696
A flaw was found in the psql interactive terminal of PostgreSQL in versions before 13.1, before 12.5, before 11.10, before 10.15, before 9.6.20 and before 9.5.24. If an interactive psql session uses \gset when querying a compromised server, the attacker can execute arbitrary code as the operating system account running psql. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.027 (85.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- PostgreSQL
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
- PostgreSQL — versions All PostgreSQL versions before 13.1, before 12.5, before 11.10, before 10.15, before 9.6.20 and before 9.5.24
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-131-125-1110-1015-9620-and-9524-releas… (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00005.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-07 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-25696?
- CVE-2020-25696 is a high-severity vulnerability in PostgreSQL, classified under CWE-183. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-11-23.
- How severe is CVE-2020-25696?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-25696 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.