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CVE-2020-25696

HIGHEPSS 83th pctl
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
postgresql-13Debian
Fixed in:13.1-1CVE-2020-25696
postgresql-10Ubuntu
Fixed in:10.15-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-4633-1
postgresql-12Ubuntu
Fixed in:12.5-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-4633-1
postgresql-9.5Ubuntu
Fixed in:9.5.24-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-4633-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.59%probability of exploitation in 30 days
83rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 83% of all known CVEs.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.