CVE-2025-2291
Postgres PgBouncer Password Expiry Bypass
Description
Password can be used past expiry in PgBouncer due to auth_query not taking into account Postgres its VALID UNTIL value, which allows an attacker to log in with an already expired password
INFO
Published Date :
April 16, 2025, 6:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 17, 2025, 8:22 p.m.
Source :
f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2025-2291.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.pgbouncer.org/changelog.html#pgbouncer-124x |
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New CVE Received by f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007
Apr. 16, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Password can be used past expiry in PgBouncer due to auth_query not taking into account Postgres its VALID UNTIL value, which allows an attacker to log in with an already expired password Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-324 Added Reference https://www.pgbouncer.org/changelog.html#pgbouncer-124x
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-2291 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-2291
weaknesses.