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PostgreSQL 9.6.x < 9.6.17 / 10.x < 10.12 / 11.x < 11.7 / 12.x < 12.2 Missing Authorization

medium Nessus Plugin ID 133966

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Synopsis

The remote database server is affected by a vulnerability

Description

The version of PostgreSQL installed on the remote host is 9.6 prior to 9.6.17, 10 prior to 10.12, 11 prior to 11.7, or 12 prior to 12.2. As such, it is potentially affected by a vulnerability :

 - ALTER ... DEPENDS ON EXTENSION is missing authorization checks. (CVE-2020-1720)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to PostgreSQL 9.6.17 / 10.12 / 11.7 / 12.2 or later

See Also

https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2011/

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-1720

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 133966

File Name: postgresql_20200213.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Databases

Published: 2/25/2020

Updated: 10/23/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-1720

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/13/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/13/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-1720

IAVB: 2020-B-0015-S