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CVE-2024-10978

Public on 2024-11-14
Modified on 2024-11-16
Description

Incorrect privilege assignment in PostgreSQL allows a less-privileged application user to view or change different rows from those intended. An attack requires the application to use SET ROLE, SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION, or an equivalent feature. The problem arises when an application query uses parameters from the attacker or conveys query results to the attacker. If that query reacts to current_setting('role') or the current user ID, it may modify or return data as though the session had not used SET ROLE or SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION. The attacker does not control which incorrect user ID applies. Query text from less-privileged sources is not a concern here, because SET ROLE and SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION are not sandboxes for unvetted queries. Versions before PostgreSQL 17.1, 16.5, 15.9, 14.14, 13.17, and 12.21 are affected.

Severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
3.7
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Postgresql13 Extra postgresql 2024-12-05 01:00 ALAS2POSTGRESQL13-2024-008
Amazon Linux 2 - Postgresql14 Extra postgresql 2024-12-05 01:00 ALAS2POSTGRESQL14-2024-014
Amazon Linux 2 - Postgresql14 Extra libpq 2024-12-05 01:00 ALAS2POSTGRESQL14-2024-015
Amazon Linux 2023 postgresql15 2024-12-05 20:34 ALAS2023-2024-787
Amazon Linux 2023 postgresql16 2024-12-05 20:34 ALAS2023-2024-786

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD CVSSv3 4.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N