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CVE-2022-2625

HIGHCVSS 8/10EPSS 1.52%

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CVE-2022-2625 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was found in PostgreSQL. This attack requires permission to create non-temporary objects in at least one schema, the ability to lure or wait for an administrator to create or update an affected extension in that schema, and the ability to lure or wait for a victim to use the object targeted in CREATE OR REPLACE or CREATE IF NOT EXISTS. EPSS estimates a 1.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability was found in PostgreSQL. This attack requires permission to create non-temporary objects in at least one schema, the ability to lure or wait for an administrator to create or update an affected extension in that schema, and the ability to lure or wait for a victim to use the object targeted in CREATE OR REPLACE or CREATE IF NOT EXISTS. Given all three prerequisites, this flaw allows an attacker to run arbitrary code as the victim role, which may be a superuser.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability
1.52%

71.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersionsUpdate
PostgresqlPostgresql>= 10.0, < 10.22—
PostgresqlPostgresql>= 11.0, < 11.17—
PostgresqlPostgresql>= 12.0, < 12.12—
PostgresqlPostgresql>= 13.0, < 13.8—
PostgresqlPostgresql>= 14.0, < 14.5—
PostgresqlPostgresql15Beta1
FedoraprojectFedora36—
RedhatEnterprise Linux6.0—
RedhatEnterprise Linux7.0—
RedhatEnterprise Linux8.0—
RedhatEnterprise Linux9.0—

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-2625?
A vulnerability was found in PostgreSQL. This attack requires permission to create non-temporary objects in at least one schema, the ability to lure or wait for an administrator to create or update an affected extension in that schema, and the ability to lure or wait for a victim to use the object targeted in CREATE OR REPLACE or CREATE IF NOT EXISTS. Given all three prerequisites, this flaw allows an attacker to run arbitrary code as the victim role, which may be a superuser.
How severe is CVE-2022-2625?
CVE-2022-2625 has a CVSS score of 8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.52% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2625?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST