CVE-2020-1720

Low

Description

A flaw was found in PostgreSQL's "ALTER ... DEPENDS ON EXTENSION", where sub-commands did not perform authorization checks. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw in certain configurations to perform drop objects such as function, triggers, et al., leading to database corruption. This issue affects PostgreSQL versions before 12.2, before 11.7, before 10.12 and before 9.6.17.

SeverityLow
CVSS3.1
Exploit probability—
ProductPostgresql
PublishedMar 17, 2020
First seenMar 17, 2020
Weakness typeCWE-285CWE-285

How to fix

Update
  • postgresql postgresql9.6.17, 10.12, 11.7, 12.2 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
postgresql postgresql9.6 ≤ v < 9.6.17, 10.0 ≤ v < 10.12, 11.0 ≤ v < 11.7, 12.0 ≤ v < 12.29.6.17, 10.12, 11.7, 12.2
redhat decision_manager7.0—
redhat software_collectionsNo range specified—
redhat enterprise_linux8.0—

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