6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-0241
pgAdmin 4 Path Traversal Vulnerability
Description

pgAdmin 4 versions prior to v6.19 contains a directory traversal vulnerability. A user of the product may change another user's settings or alter the database.

INFO

Published Date :

March 27, 2023, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 17, 2025, 4:46 p.m.

Source :

secalert@redhat.com

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-0241 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 Pgadmin pgadmin
2 Pgadmin pgadmin_4
1 Postgresql pgadmin_4
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-2023-0241.

URL Resource
https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/5734 Issue Tracking Patch
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN01398015/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/5734 Issue Tracking Patch
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN01398015/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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-2023-0241 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-0241 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.

  • CPE Deprecation Remap by nvd@nist.gov

    Mar. 17, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:pgadmin_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 6.19 OR *cpe:2.3:a:pgadmin:pgadmin_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 6.19
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/5734
    Added Reference https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN01398015/
  • CVE Modified by secalert@redhat.com

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Apr. 01, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    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://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/5734 No Types Assigned https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/5734 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN01398015/ No Types Assigned https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN01398015/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE NIST CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:pgadmin_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.19
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.
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-0241 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

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

0.47 }} -0.37%

score

0.61568

percentile

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