CVE-2020-1720
postgresql: ALTER ... DEPENDS ON EXTENSION is missing authorization checks
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
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.
Se detectó un fallo en "ALTER ... DEPENDS ON EXTENSION" de PostgreSQL, donde los subcomandos no realizaron comprobaciones de autorización. Un atacante autenticado podría usar este fallo en determinadas configuraciones para realizar objetos de descarte, tales como funciones, activadores, y otros, que conllevan a una corrupción de la base de datos. Este problema afecta a PostgreSQL versiones anteriores a 12.2, anteriores a 11.7, anteriores a 10.12 y anteriores a 9.6.17.
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.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2019-11-27 CVE Reserved
- 2020-02-14 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
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- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-285: Improper Authorization
- CWE-862: Missing Authorization
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1720 | 2023-11-07 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00043.html | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2011 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-1720 | 2021-01-18 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1798852 | 2021-01-18 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Postgresql Search vendor "Postgresql" | Postgresql Search vendor "Postgresql" for product "Postgresql" | >= 9.6 < 9.6.17 Search vendor "Postgresql" for product "Postgresql" and version " >= 9.6 < 9.6.17" | - |
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| Postgresql Search vendor "Postgresql" | Postgresql Search vendor "Postgresql" for product "Postgresql" | >= 10.0 < 10.12 Search vendor "Postgresql" for product "Postgresql" and version " >= 10.0 < 10.12" | - |
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| Postgresql Search vendor "Postgresql" | Postgresql Search vendor "Postgresql" for product "Postgresql" | >= 11.0 < 11.7 Search vendor "Postgresql" for product "Postgresql" and version " >= 11.0 < 11.7" | - |
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| Postgresql Search vendor "Postgresql" | Postgresql Search vendor "Postgresql" for product "Postgresql" | >= 12.0 < 12.2 Search vendor "Postgresql" for product "Postgresql" and version " >= 12.0 < 12.2" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Decision Manager Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Decision Manager" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Decision Manager" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Software Collections Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Software Collections" | - | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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