pgAdmin up to 8.11 OAuth2 Authentication insufficiently protected credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in pgAdmin up to 8.11. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component OAuth2 Authentication Handler. The manipulation leads to Remote Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-9014. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in pgAdmin up to 8.11. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component OAuth2 Authentication Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote privilege escalation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-522. The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

pgAdmin versions 8.11 and earlier are vulnerable to a security flaw in OAuth2 authentication. This vulnerability allows an attacker to potentially obtain the client ID and secret, leading to unauthorized access to user data.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-9014 since 09/19/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1552 for this issue.

The exploit is available at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208122 (Fedora 40 : pgadmin4 (2024-126d22c121)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 8.12 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208122). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.9
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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CNA Base Score: 9.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insufficiently protected credentials
CWE: CWE-522
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 208122
Nessus Name: Fedora 40 : pgadmin4 (2024-126d22c121)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: pgAdmin 8.12

Timelineinfo

09/19/2024 🔍
09/23/2024 +4 days 🔍
09/23/2024 +0 days 🔍
09/22/2025 +364 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 7945
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-9014 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-9014
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-278297
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 09/23/2024 21:03
Updated: 09/22/2025 22:30
Changes: 09/23/2024 21:03 (63), 09/24/2024 03:52 (2), 09/26/2024 18:27 (10), 10/05/2024 21:02 (2), 09/22/2025 22:30 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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