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CVE-2020-14350

Public on 2020-08-24
Modified on 2020-10-27
Description

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.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.1
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 postgresql95 2020-10-26 18:27 ALAS-2020-1442
Amazon Linux 1 postgresql96 2020-10-26 18:29 ALAS-2020-1443

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
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