CVE-2018-16850
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
postgresql before versions 11.1, 10.6 is vulnerable to a to SQL injection in pg_upgrade and pg_dump via CREATE TRIGGER ... REFERENCING. Using a purpose-crafted trigger definition, an attacker can cause arbitrary SQL statements to run, with superuser privileges.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-16850
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2018-11-13T15:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-01-19T20:11:14
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 9.3.0 | 9.3.25 |
| cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 9.4.0 | 9.4.20 |
| cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 9.5.0 | 9.5.15 |
| cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 9.6.0 | 9.6.11 |
| cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 10.0 | 10.6 |
| cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 11.0 | 11.1 |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1905/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16850 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3818-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042144 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105923 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-24 | Mitigation Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3757 | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16850 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16850 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:06:01 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 14:18:20 | 2018-11-13T15:29Z | 2018-11-13T15:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 14:18:20 | 2019-10-09T23:36:21 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 14:18:20 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2023-01-19 20:07:54 | Modified | Undergoing Analysis | Vulnerability Status | updated |
| 2023-01-19 21:07:35 | 2023-01-19T20:11:14 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-01-19 21:07:35 | Undergoing Analysis | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |