5.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-7485
PostgreSQL SSL/TLS Connection Downgrade Vulnerability
Description

In PostgreSQL 9.3.x before 9.3.17, 9.4.x before 9.4.12, 9.5.x before 9.5.7, and 9.6.x before 9.6.3, it was found that the PGREQUIRESSL environment variable was no longer enforcing a SSL/TLS connection to a PostgreSQL server. An active Man-in-the-Middle attacker could use this flaw to strip the SSL/TLS protection from a connection between a client and a server.

INFO

Published Date :

May 12, 2017, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-7485 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-7485 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Postgresql postgresql

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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govuk-pay portfolio

Python Shell

Updated: 1 year, 6 months ago
8 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : April 17, 2017, 8:33 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-7485 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-7485 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-390
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-310 CWE-311
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2425 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1838 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1678 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1677 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3851 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038476 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 26, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1746/ No Types Assigned https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1746/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98461 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98461 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-310
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 23, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98461 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-7485 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.50 }} 0.14%

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0.75857

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