Improperly Secured API in pgAdmin Affects PostgreSQL Path Validation
CVE-2022-4223

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Postgresql
Status
Pgadmin4
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 December 2022

Summary

The pgAdmin server incorporates an HTTP API designed to validate user-selected paths to PostgreSQL utilities, such as pg_dump and pg_restore. However, versions of pgAdmin prior to 6.17 have inadequately secured this API, allowing unauthenticated users to specify arbitrary paths. This weakness can lead to unexpected execution of executables from a defined path on the server, posing a significant risk to system integrity and data security.

Affected Version(s)

pgadmin4 pgadmin4 6.17

References

https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/5593
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

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

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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