vulnerability
PostgreSQL: CVE-2020-1720: ALTER ... DEPENDS ON EXTENSION is missing authorization checks.
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 14, 2020 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Feb 14, 2020
Added
Feb 14, 2020
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
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.
Solution
postgres-upgrade-12_2
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