PostgreSQL up to 10 Query access control

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A vulnerability was found in PostgreSQL up to 10 (Database Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component Query Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was found in the way Postgresql allowed a user to modify the behavior of a query for other users. An attacker with a user account could use this flaw to execute code with the permissions of superuser in the database. Versions 9.3 through 10 are affected.

The bug was discovered 02/20/2018. The weakness was disclosed 03/02/2018 as Bug 1547044 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-1058 since 12/04/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 107112 (FreeBSD : PostgreSQL vulnerabilities (e3eeda2e-1d67-11e8-a2ec-6cc21735f730)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236948 (Red Hat Update for rh-postgresql96-postgresql (RHSA-2018:2566)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (107112).

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 107112
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : PostgreSQL vulnerabilities (e3eeda2e-1d67-11e8-a2ec-6cc21735f730)
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OpenVAS ID: 855660
OpenVAS Name: PostgreSQL Remote Code Execution Vulnerability-Feb18 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/10/2020 +678 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: postgresql.org

Advisory: Bug 1547044
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-1058 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 103221 - PostgreSQL CVE-2018-1058 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/03/2018 14:28
Updated: 01/10/2020 08:54
Changes: 03/03/2018 14:28 (73), 01/10/2020 08:54 (6)
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