Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in PostgreSQL by PostgreSQL Global Development Group
CVE-2022-1552

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Postgresql
Status
Postgresql
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 August 2022

What is CVE-2022-1552?

A flaw exists within PostgreSQL that allows a privileged user operating on another user's objects to sidestep essential protections during certain database commands. Commands like Autovacuum, REINDEX, CREATE INDEX, REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW, CLUSTER, and pg_amcheck may activate protections inadequately or too late. Consequently, an attacker with permissions to create non-temporary objects in a schema can execute arbitrary SQL functions with superuser rights, potentially compromising database integrity.

Affected Version(s)

postgresql Fixed in postgresql 14.3, postgresql 13.7, postgresql 12.11, postgresql 11.16, postgresql 10.21.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2081126
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-143-137-...
https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2022-1552/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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