CVE-2020-1720
CVSS V2 Low 3.5
CVSS V3 Medium 6.5
Description
A flaw was found in PostgreSQL's "ALTER ... DEPENDS ON EXTENSION", where sub-commands did not perform authorization checks. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw in certain configurations to perform drop objects such as function, triggers, et al., leading to database corruption. This issue affects PostgreSQL versions before 12.2, before 11.7, before 10.12 and before 9.6.17.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-1720
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2020-03-17T16:15:11
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-10-15T13:28:17
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 9.6 | 9.6.17 |
| cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 10.0 | 10.12 |
| cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 11.0 | 11.7 |
| cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 12.0 | 12.2 |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:decision_manager:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:software_collections:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 3.5
- Severity
- LOW
- Exploitability Score
- 6.8
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 6.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1720 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2011/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00043.html |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1720 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1720 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:08:32 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 13:00:10 | 2020-03-17T16:15Z | 2020-03-17T16:15:11 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 13:00:10 | 2020-10-15T13:28:17 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 13:00:10 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |