CVE-2017-7547

8.8 HIGH
Published: August 16, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
View on NVD

Description

PostgreSQL versions before 9.2.22, 9.3.18, 9.4.13, 9.5.8 and 9.6.4 are vulnerable to authorization flaw allowing remote authenticated attackers to retrieve passwords from the user mappings defined by the foreign server owners without actually having the privileges to do so.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100275
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039142
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1772/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3935
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3936
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100275
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039142
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2677
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2678
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2728
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1772/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mitigation Vendor Advisory

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.6%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

postgresql