pgAdmin up to 6.16 HTTP API code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in pgAdmin up to 6.16. This impacts an unknown function of the component HTTP API. This manipulation causes code injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-4223. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in pgAdmin up to 6.16 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component HTTP API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The pgAdmin server includes an HTTP API that is intended to be used to validate the path a user selects to external PostgreSQL utilities such as pg_dump and pg_restore. The utility is executed by the server to determine what PostgreSQL version it is from. Versions of pgAdmin prior to 6.17 failed to properly secure this API, which could allow an unauthenticated user to call it with a path of their choosing, such as a UNC path to a server they control on a Windows machine. This would cause an appropriately named executable in the target path to be executed by the pgAdmin server.

The weakness was published 12/13/2022 as 5593. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-4223 since 11/30/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 6.17 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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pgAdmin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: pgAdmin 6.17

Timelineinfo

11/30/2022 🔍
12/13/2022 +13 days 🔍
12/13/2022 +0 days 🔍
03/17/2025 +825 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 5593
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-4223 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-4223
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215455

Entryinfo

Created: 12/13/2022 18:45
Updated: 03/17/2025 19:08
Changes: 12/13/2022 18:45 (40), 01/07/2023 15:54 (11), 03/17/2025 19:08 (16)
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