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BIT-postgresql-2020-25696
BIT-postgresql-2020-25696
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
A flaw was found in the psql interactive terminal of PostgreSQL in versions before 13.1, before 12.5, before 11.10, before 10.15, before 9.6.20 and before 9.5.24. If an interactive psql session uses \gset when querying a compromised server, the attacker can execute arbitrary code as the operating system account running psql. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Bitnami | postgresql | 9.5.0, 9.6.0, 10.0.0 |
Timeline
- Mar 6, 2024 CVE Published
- Apr 3, 2025 CVE Updated
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1894430 url
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00005.html url
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-07 url
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-131-125-1110-1015-9620-and-9524-released-2111/ url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25696 url