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PostgreSQL: CVE-2018-1058: Uncontrolled search path element in pg_dump and other client applications

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PostgreSQL: CVE-2018-1058: Uncontrolled search path element in pg_dump and other client applications

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/02/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/02/2018
Modified
11/26/2021

Description

A flaw was found in the way Postgresql allowed a user to modify the behavior of a query for other users. An attacker with a user account could use this flaw to execute code with the permissions of superuser in the database. Versions 9.3 through 10 are affected.

Solution(s)

  • postgres-upgrade-10_3

References

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