A flaw was found in PostgreSQL, where some PostgreSQL extensions did not use the search_path safely in their installation script. This flaw allows an attacker with sufficient privileges to trick an administrator into executing a specially crafted script during the extension's installation or update. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory |
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Amazon Linux 1 | postgresql95 | 2020-10-26 18:27 | ALAS-2020-1442 |
Amazon Linux 1 | postgresql96 | 2020-10-26 18:29 | ALAS-2020-1443 |
Score Type | Score | Vector | |
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Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
NVD | CVSSv2 | 4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |