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CVE-2018-16850

postgresql before versions 11.1, 10.6 is vulnerable to a to SQL injection in pg_upgrade and pg_dump via CREATE TRIGGER .

postgresql before versions 11.1, 10.6 is vulnerable to a to SQL injection in pg_upgrade and pg_dump via CREATE TRIGGER ... REFERENCING. Using a purpose-crafted trigger definition, an attacker can cause arbitrary SQL statements to run, with superuser privileges.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.0125
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

4
postgresql>= 10.0 and < 10.6
postgresql>= 11.0 and < 11.1
redhat enterprise linuxall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD13 Nov 2018 · 03:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

7
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11184-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11185-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:3770-2
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:3942-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:3770-1
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105923Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042144Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16850Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-24MitigationThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3818-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1905/Release NotesVendor Advisory
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