Description
A vulnerability was found in postgresql versions 11.x prior to 11.3. The Windows installer for BigSQL-supplied PostgreSQL does not lock down the ACL of the binary installation directory or the ACL of the data directory; it keeps the inherited ACL. In the default configuration, an attacker having both an unprivileged Windows account and an unprivileged PostgreSQL account can cause the PostgreSQL service account to execute arbitrary code. An attacker having only the unprivileged Windows account can read arbitrary data directory files, essentially bypassing database-imposed read access limitations. An attacker having only the unprivileged Windows account can also delete certain data directory files.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1939/
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1707098
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210430-0004/
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0009
EPSS Percentile
24.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-284
Status
published
Products (1)
postgresql/postgresql
< 9.4.22
Published
Mar 19, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026