PostgreSQL 9.5.x < 9.5.24 / 9.6.x < 9.6.20 / 10.x < 10.15 / 11.x < 11.10 / 12.x < 12.5 / 13.x < 13.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 144060

Synopsis

The remote database server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The version of PostgreSQL installed on the remote host is 9.5 prior to 9.5.24, 9.6 prior to 9.6.20, 10 prior to 10.15, 11 prior to 11.10, 12 prior to 12.5, or 13 prior to 13.1. As such, it is potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities :
- Multiple features escape security restricted operation sandbox (CVE-2020-25695)
- Reconnection can downgrade connection security settings (CVE-2020-25694)
- psql's gset allows overwriting specially treated variables (CVE-2020-25696) Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to PostgreSQL 9.5.24 / 9.6.20 / 10.15 / 11.10 / 12.5 / 13.1 or later

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?ccdf09f5

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25695

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25694

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25696

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 144060

File Name: postgresql_20201112.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Databases

Published: 12/10/2020

Updated: 4/4/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-25696

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-25695

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/12/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/12/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-25694, CVE-2020-25695, CVE-2020-25696

IAVB: 2020-B-0069-S