CVE-2021-38140 - OpenCVE

The set_user extension module before 2.0.1 for PostgreSQL allows a potential privilege escalation using RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION after set_user().

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vendors & Products
CPE Configurations

Vendors	Products
Set User Project	Set User

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:set_user_project:set_user:*:*:*:*:*:postgresql:*:*

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/pgaudit/set_user/compare/REL2_0_0...REL2_0_1	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pgaudit/set_user/releases/tag/REL2_0_1	Release Notes Third Party Advisory

History

No history.

MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-08-10T18:00:43

Updated: 2021-08-10T18:00:43

Reserved: 2021-08-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-38140

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NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-08-10T18:15:07.263

Modified: 2021-08-17T18:58:56.190

Link: CVE-2021-38140

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Redhat Information

No data.

CWE

CWE-269

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