9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-7546
PostgreSQL Empty Password Authentication Bypass
Description

PostgreSQL versions before 9.2.22, 9.3.18, 9.4.13, 9.5.8 and 9.6.4 are vulnerable to incorrect authentication flaw allowing remote attackers to gain access to database accounts with an empty password.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 16, 2017, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:29 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-7546 has a 2 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-2017-7546 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 Debian debian_linux
1 Postgresql postgresql
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-7546.

URL Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3935 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3936 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100278 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039142 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2677 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2678 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2728 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2860 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06 Third Party Advisory
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1772/ Vendor Advisory

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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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-7546 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-7546 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-287
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2678 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2678 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2677 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2677 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2728 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2728 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3936 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3936 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3935 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3935 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2860 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2860 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *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:9.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *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:9.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2678 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2677 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 09, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2728 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2860 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3935 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 05, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3936 [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]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 22, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100278 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100278 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1772/ No Types Assigned https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1772/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039142 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039142 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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:9.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *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:9.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *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:9.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 18, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039142 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100278 [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-2017-7546 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-7546 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

28.00 }} -6.69%

score

0.96353

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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