CVE-2025-1094

PostgreSQL quoting APIs miss neutralizing quoting syntax in text that fails encoding validation

Severity Score

8.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Attend

*SSVC

Descriptions

Improper neutralization of quoting syntax in PostgreSQL libpq functions PQescapeLiteral(), PQescapeIdentifier(), PQescapeString(), and PQescapeStringConn() allows a database input provider to achieve SQL injection in certain usage patterns. Specifically, SQL injection requires the application to use the function result to construct input to psql, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal. Similarly, improper neutralization of quoting syntax in PostgreSQL command line utility programs allows a source of command line arguments to achieve SQL injection when client_encoding is BIG5 and server_encoding is one of EUC_TW or MULE_INTERNAL. Versions before PostgreSQL 17.3, 16.7, 15.11, 14.16, and 13.19 are affected.

A flaw was found in PostgreSQL. Due to improper neutralization of quoting syntax, affected versions potentially allow a database input provider to achieve SQL injection in certain usage patterns. Specifically, SQL injection requires the application to use the affected function's result to construct input to psql, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal. Similarly, improper neutralization of quoting syntax in PostgreSQL command line utility programs allows a source of command line arguments to achieve SQL injection when `client_encoding` is `BIG5` and `server_encoding` is one of `EUC_TW` or `MULE_INTERNAL`.

An update for the postgresql:13 module is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service.

*Credits: The PostgreSQL project thanks Stephen Fewer, Principal Security Researcher, Rapid7 for reporting this problem.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Attend

Exploitation

Poc

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2025-02-06 CVE Reserved
2025-02-13 CVE Published
2025-02-19 First Exploit
2025-03-14 CVE Updated
2025-03-25 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-149: Improper Neutralization of Quoting Syntax

CAPEC

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source
https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2025-1094
http://web.archive.org/web/20241226144006/https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt24-10
https://attackerkb.com/topics/G5s8ZWAbYH/cve-2024-12356/rapid7-analysis

URL	Date	SRC
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/189316	2025-02-19
https://github.com/soltanali0/CVE-2025-1094-Exploit	2025-02-27
https://github.com/shacojx/CVE-2025-1094-Exploit	2025-03-05
https://github.com/ishwardeepp/CVE-2025-1094-PoC-Postgre-SQLi	2025-03-14

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-1094	2025-03-20
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2345548	2025-03-20

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Linux Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux"				*		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				*		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Rhel Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel Aus"				*		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Rhel E4s Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel E4s"				*		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Rhel Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel Eus"				*		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Rhel Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel Tus"				*		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				*		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				*		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Linux Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux"				*		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				*		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Rhel Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel Aus"				*		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Rhel E4s Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel E4s"				*		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Rhel Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel Eus"				*		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Rhel Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel Tus"				*		-		Affected