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Echo: postgresql-13: security update to 13.5

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 457079

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - When the server is configured to use trust authentication with a clientcert requirement or to use cert
 authentication, a man-in-the-middle attacker can inject arbitrary SQL queries when a connection is first
 established, despite the use of SSL certificate verification and encryption. (CVE-2021-23214)

Solution

Update the postgresql-13 library and its related packages to version 13.5 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2021-23214

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 457079

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.82

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-23214

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/20/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/11/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-23214