7.4
HIGH
CVE-2024-3116
pgAdmin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

pgAdmin <= 8.4 is affected by a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability through the validate binary path API. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server hosting PGAdmin, posing a severe risk to the database management system's integrity and the security of the underlying data.

INFO

Published Date :

April 4, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 23, 2024, 2:15 a.m.

Source :

f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.7

Exploitability Score :

3.1
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-3116 has a 4 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-2024-3116 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
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-2024-3116.

URL Resource
https://gist.github.com/aelmokhtar/689a8be7e3bd535ec01992d8ec7b2b98
https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/7326
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GIF5T34JTTYRGIN5YPT366BDFG6452A2/

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).

Making a lab and testing the CVE-2024-3116, a Remote Code Execution in pgadmin <=8.4

Python

Updated: 3 months ago
12 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : April 7, 2024, 11:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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Python

Updated: 7 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 7, 2024, 12:59 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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pentesting pentration-testing

Updated: 3 months ago
35 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : April 3, 2022, 10 a.m. This repo has been linked 62 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 2 months ago
6375 stars 1107 fork 1107 watcher
Born at : Dec. 8, 2019, 1:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 904 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-3116 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-9014 (CVSS 9.9): pgAdmin’s Critical Vulnerability Puts User Data at Risk

pgAdmin, the leading open-source management tool for PostgreSQL databases, has released an urgent security update to address a critical vulnerability affecting versions 8.11 and earlier. This flaw, id ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 25, 2024 (1 month, 2 weeks ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-3116 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 f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007

    Apr. 23, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference PostgreSQL https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GIF5T34JTTYRGIN5YPT366BDFG6452A2/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007

    Apr. 04, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description pgAdmin <= 8.4 is affected by a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability through the validate binary path API. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server hosting PGAdmin, posing a severe risk to the database management system's integrity and the security of the underlying data.
    Added Reference PostgreSQL https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/7326 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference PostgreSQL https://gist.github.com/aelmokhtar/689a8be7e3bd535ec01992d8ec7b2b98 [No types assigned]
    Added CVSS V3.1 PostgreSQL AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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-2024-3116 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-2024-3116 weaknesses.

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