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CVE-2018-16850 Detail

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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.

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 9.8 CRITICAL

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score

CNA: Red Hat, Inc.

Base Score: 8.0 HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.5 HIGH

Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105923	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042144	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3757	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16850	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-24	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3818-1/	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1905/	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-89	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')	NIST Red Hat, Inc.

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Change History

7 change records found show changes

Initial Analysis by NIST 12/18/2018 12:46:34 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V3		AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Added	CWE		CWE-89
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql::::::::* versions from (including) 9.3.0 up to (excluding) 9.3.25 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql::::::::* versions from (including) 9.4.0 up to (excluding) 9.4.20 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql::::::::* versions from (including) 9.5.0 up to (excluding) 9.5.15 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql::::::::* versions from (including) 9.6.0 up to (excluding) 9.6.11 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql::::::::* versions from (including) 10.0 up to (excluding) 10.6 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql::::::::* versions from (including) 11.0 up to (excluding) 11.1
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04::::lts:::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:::::::
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.4::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.5::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.6:::::::
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105923 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105923 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042144 No Types Assigned	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042144 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3757 No Types Assigned	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3757 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16850 No Types Assigned	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16850 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-24 No Types Assigned	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-24 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://usn.ubuntu.com/3818-1/ No Types Assigned	https://usn.ubuntu.com/3818-1/ Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1905/ No Types Assigned	https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1905/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-16850
NVD Published Date:
11/13/2018
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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CVE-2018-16850 Detail

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Change History

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 10:53:26 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/14/2024 1:06:08 AM

Modified Analysis by NIST 1/19/2023 3:11:14 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/09/2019 7:36:21 PM

Initial Analysis by NIST 12/18/2018 12:46:34 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 12/03/2018 6:29:02 AM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 11/15/2018 6:29:03 AM

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