Description
Greenplum Database (GPDB) is an open source data warehouse based on PostgreSQL. In versions prior to 6.22.3 Greenplum Database used an unsafe methods to extract tar files within GPPKGs. greenplum-db is vulnerable to path traversal leading to arbitrary file writes. An attacker can use this vulnerability to overwrite data or system files potentially leading to crash or malfunction of the system. Any files which are accessible to the running process are at risk. All users are requested to upgrade to Greenplum Database version 6.23.2 or higher. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/greenplum-db/gpdb/security/advisories/GHSA-hgm9-2q42-c7f3
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/greenplum-db/gpdb/commit/1ec4affbba7c9745f64edbd80a6680ad29b09471
Scores
CVSS v3
7.4
EPSS
0.0082
EPSS Percentile
74.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (1)
vmware/greenplum_database
< 6.22.3
Published
May 15, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026