CVE-2020-1720
PostgreSQL Authorization Failure
Description
A flaw was found in PostgreSQL's "ALTER ... DEPENDS ON EXTENSION", where sub-commands did not perform authorization checks. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw in certain configurations to perform drop objects such as function, triggers, et al., leading to database corruption. This issue affects PostgreSQL versions before 12.2, before 11.7, before 10.12 and before 9.6.17.
INFO
Published Date :
March 17, 2020, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:19 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2020-1720
vulnerability.
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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-2020-1720.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00043.html | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1720 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2011/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2020-1720 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-1720 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 15, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 17, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00043.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 27, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1720 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1720 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2011/ No Types Assigned https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2011/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-862 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.6 up to (excluding) 9.6.17 *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0 up to (excluding) 10.12 *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0 up to (excluding) 11.7 *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0 up to (excluding) 12.2 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:decision_manager:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:software_collections:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-1720 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-2020-1720
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} 0.00%
score
0.26714
percentile