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PostgreSQL Security Bypass Vulnerability-Dec17 (Linux)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Databases

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

4.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

6 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

This host is running PostgreSQL and is prone to a security bypass vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

The flaw exists as commands 'INSERT .. ON CONFLICT DO UPDATE' disclose table contents that the invoker lacks privilege to read.

Affected Software

Affected Software

PostgreSQL version 9.5.x before 9.5.10, 9.6.x before 9.6.6 and 10.x before 10.1 on Linux.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 10.1 or 9.6.6 or 9.5.10 or later.

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