Microsoft Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server up to 16.3 command injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server up to 12.19/13.15/14.12/15.7/16.3. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to command injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-49042. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server up to 12.19/13.15/14.12/15.7/16.3 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

It is possible to read the advisory at msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-49042 since 10/11/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/12/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 12.20, 13.16, 14.13, 15.8 or 16.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

• Cloud Software

Vendor

• Microsoft

Name

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server

Version

• 12.0
• 12.1
• 12.2
• 12.3
• 12.4
• 12.5
• 12.6
• 12.7
• 12.8
• 12.9
• 12.10
• 12.11
• 12.12
• 12.13
• 12.14
• 12.15
• 12.16
• 12.17
• 12.18
• 12.19
• 13.0
• 13.1
• 13.2
• 13.3
• 13.4
• 13.5
• 13.6
• 13.7
• 13.8
• 13.9
• 13.10
• 13.11
• 13.12
• 13.13
• 13.14
• 13.15
• 14.0
• 14.1
• 14.2
• 14.3
• 14.4
• 14.5
• 14.6
• 14.7
• 14.8
• 14.9
• 14.10
• 14.11
• 14.12
• 15.0
• 15.1
• 15.2
• 15.3
• 15.4
• 15.5
• 15.6
• 15.7
• 16.0
• 16.1
• 16.2
• 16.3

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

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