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 ... REFERENCING. Using a purpose-crafted trigger definition, an attacker can cause arbitrary SQL statements to run, with superuser privileges.

CVSS v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

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CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1905/	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16850	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3818-1/	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042144	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105923	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-24	Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3757	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql::::::::

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.6:::::::*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:::::::*

Information

Published : 2018-11-13 07:29

Updated : 2023-01-19 12:11

NVD link : CVE-2018-16850

Mitre link : CVE-2018-16850

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-89

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Products Affected

canonical

ubuntu_linux

postgresql

postgresql

redhat

enterprise_linux

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