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MiracleLinux 4 : postgresql-jdbc-8.4.704-4.AXS4 (AXSA:2020-253:02)

high Nessus Plugin ID 293874

Synopsis

The remote MiracleLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 4 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2020-253:02 advisory.

 * postgresql-jdbc: XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in PgSQLXML (CVE-2020-13692) This update introduces a backwards incompatible change required to resolve this issue. Refer to the Asianux Knowledgebase article 5266441 linked to in the References section for information on how to re- enable the old insecure behavior.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected postgresql-jdbc package.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/11434

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 293874

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2020-253.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/20/2026

Updated: 1/20/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-13692

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.7

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:postgresql-jdbc, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:4

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/MiracleLinux/release, Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/4/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/4/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-13692