Detections
Analytics

PostgreSQL 11.x < 11.20 / 12.x < 12.15 / 13.x < 13.11 / 14.x < 14.8 / 15.x < 15.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 175601

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Synopsis

The remote database server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The version of PostgreSQL installed on the remote host is 11 prior to 11.20, 12 prior to 12.15, 13 prior to 13.11, 14 prior to 14.8, or 15 prior to 15.3. As such, it is potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

 - CREATE SCHEMA ... schema_element defeats protective search_path changesmore details (CVE-2023-2454)

 - Row security policies disregard user ID changes after inliningmore details (CVE-2023-2455)

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

Solution

Upgrade to PostgreSQL 11.20 / 12.15 / 13.11 / 14.8 / 15.3 or later

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?b551170c

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 175601

File Name: postgresql_20230511.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Family: Databases

Published: 5/14/2023

Updated: 10/23/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-2454

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

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: 5/11/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/11/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-2454, CVE-2023-2455

IAVB: 2023-B-0034-S