CVE-2023-39417
Postgresql: extension script @substitutions@ within quoting allow sql injection
Description
IN THE EXTENSION SCRIPT, a SQL Injection vulnerability was found in PostgreSQL if it uses @extowner@, @extschema@, or @extschema:...@ inside a quoting construct (dollar quoting, '', or ""). If an administrator has installed files of a vulnerable, trusted, non-bundled extension, an attacker with database-level CREATE privilege can execute arbitrary code as the bootstrap superuser.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:HAttack ComplexityHigh
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka redhat, Red Hat
АО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА»
commercial·RU
postgresql
oss-project·USaka postgres
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
АО «ИВК»
commercial·RUaka ivk
and 21 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
Attack Graph
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MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique Initial Access
References
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7545
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7579
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7580
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