CVE-2016-2193

HIGH

PostgreSQL < 9.5.2 - Unauthenticated Row-Security Bypass via Cached Plans

Title source: llm

Description

PostgreSQL before 9.5.x before 9.5.2 does not properly maintain row-security status in cached plans, which might allow attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a session that performs queries as more than one role.

References (4)

Core 4

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-5-2.html

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1656/

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035468

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=db69e58a0642ef7fa46d62f6c4cf2460c3a1b41b

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.0153

EPSS Percentile 81.5%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Details

CWE

CWE-254

Status published

Products (2)

postgresql/postgresql 9.5

postgresql/postgresql 9.5.1

Published Apr 11, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026