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CVE-2020-1720 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00043.html
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 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-862 Missing Authorization cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-285 Improper Authorization Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-1720
NVD Published Date:
03/17/2020
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.