What is CVE-2025-31480?

CVE-2025-31480 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Aiven Aiven-Extras, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-04-04.

How severe is CVE-2025-31480?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Aiven Aiven-Extras

CVE-2025-31480

aiven-extras is a PostgreSQL extension. This is a privilege escalation vulnerability, allowing elevation to superuser inside PostgreSQL databases that use the aiven-extras package. The vulnerability leverages the format function not being schema-prefixed. Affected users should install 1.1.16 and ensure they run the latest version issuing ALTER EXTENSION aiven_extras UPDATE TO '1.1.16' after installing it. This needs to happen in each database aiven_extras has been installed in.

EPSS: 0.005 (37.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Aiven Aiven-extras — versions < 1.1.16

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-31480?: CVE-2025-31480 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Aiven Aiven-Extras, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-04-04.
How severe is CVE-2025-31480?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.