CVE-2020-1720
3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Summary
A flaw was found in PostgreSQL's "ALTER … DEPENDS ON EXTENSION", where sub-commands did not perform authorization checks. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw in certain configurations to perform drop objects such as function, triggers, et al., leading to database corruption. This issue affects PostgreSQL versions before 12.2, before 11.7, before 10.12 and before 9.6.17.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | postgresql | 12.2 | affected |
| Red Hat | postgresql | 11.7 | affected |
| Red Hat | postgresql | 10.12 | affected |
| Red Hat | postgresql | 9.6.17 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-285: CWE-285
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1720
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2011/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00043.html
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1720
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2011/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00043.html
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