PostgreSQL 12.x < 12.20 / 13.x < 13.16 / 14.x < 14.13 / 15.x < 15.8 / 16.x 16.4 SQL Injection<

high Nessus Plugin ID 205594

Language:

Synopsis

The remote database server is affected by an SQL injection vulnerability

Description

The version of PostgreSQL installed on the remote host is 12 prior to 12.20, 13 prior to 13.16, 14 prior to 14.13, 15 prior to 15.8, or 16 prior to 16.4. As such, it is potentially affected by a vulnerability :

- Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in pg_dump in PostgreSQL allows an object creator to execute arbitrary SQL functions as the user running pg_dump, which is often a superuser. The attack involves replacing another relation type with a view or foreign table. The attack requires waiting for pg_dump to start, but winning the race condition is trivial if the attacker retains an open transaction.
Versions before PostgreSQL 16.4, 15.8, 14.13, 13.16, and 12.20 are affected. (CVE-2024-7348)

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 12.20 / 13.16 / 14.13 / 15.8 / 16.4 or later

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 205594

File Name: postgresql_20240808.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Family: Databases

Published: 8/15/2024

Updated: 11/22/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-7348

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/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: 8/8/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/8/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-7348

IAVB: 2024-B-0117-S

Detections

Analytics