CVE-2020-25696

HIGH

PostgreSQL < 9.5.24 - Remote Code Execution via \gset in psql Interactive Terminal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A flaw was found in the psql interactive terminal of PostgreSQL in versions before 13.1, before 12.5, before 11.10, before 10.15, before 9.6.20 and before 9.5.24. If an interactive psql session uses \gset when querying a compromised server, the attacker can execute arbitrary code as the operating system account running psql. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1894430
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-07

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0266
EPSS Percentile 83.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-697 CWE-183
Status published
Products (2)
debian/debian_linux 9.0
postgresql/postgresql 9.5.0 - 9.5.24
Published Nov 23, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026