Description
pgjdbc is the offical PostgreSQL JDBC Driver. A security hole was found in the jdbc driver for postgresql database while doing security research. The system using the postgresql library will be attacked when attacker control the jdbc url or properties. pgjdbc instantiates plugin instances based on class names provided via `authenticationPluginClassName`, `sslhostnameverifier`, `socketFactory`, `sslfactory`, `sslpasswordcallback` connection properties. However, the driver did not verify if the class implements the expected interface before instantiating the class. This can lead to code execution loaded via arbitrary classes. Users using plugins are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.0
EPSS
0.0541
EPSS Percentile
90.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-665
Status
published
Products (8)
debian/debian_linux
9.0
debian/debian_linux
10.0
debian/debian_linux
11.0
fedoraproject/fedora
35
org.postgresql/postgresql
9.4.1208 - 42.2.25Maven
postgresql/postgresql_jdbc_driver
42.3.2 rc1
postgresql/postgresql_jdbc_driver
< 42.2.25
quarkus/quarkus
< 2.7.2
Published
Feb 02, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026