Detections
Analytics

PostgreSQL 13.x < 13.19 / 14.x < 14.16 / 15.x < 15.11 / 16.x < 16.7 / 17.x < 17.3 SQLi

high Nessus Plugin ID 216586

Synopsis

The remote database server is affected by a vulnerability

Description

The version of PostgreSQL installed on the remote host is 13 prior to 13.19, 14 prior to 14.16, 15 prior to 15.11, 16 prior to 16.7, or 17 prior to 17.3. As such, it is potentially affected by a vulnerability :

 - Improper neutralization of quoting syntax in PostgreSQL libpq functions PQescapeLiteral(), PQescapeIdentifier(), PQescapeString(), and PQescapeStringConn() allows a database input provider to achieve SQL injection in certain usage patterns. Specifically, SQL injection requires the application to use the function result to construct input to psql, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal. Similarly, improper neutralization of quoting syntax in PostgreSQL command line utility programs allows a source of command line arguments to achieve SQL injection when client_encoding is BIG5 and server_encoding is one of EUC_TW or MULE_INTERNAL. Versions before PostgreSQL 17.3, 16.7, 15.11, 14.16, and 13.19 are affected.
 (CVE-2025-1094)

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 13.19 / 14.16 / 15.11 / 16.7 / 17.3 or later

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?2a3cbcdf

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 216586

File Name: postgresql_20250213.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Family: Databases

Published: 2/21/2025

Updated: 2/21/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-1094

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/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: 2/13/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/13/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-1094

IAVB: 2025-B-0028