CVE-2025-31480
Aiven-Extras PostgreSQL Format Function Privilege Escalation
Description
aiven-extras is a PostgreSQL extension. This is a privilege escalation vulnerability, allowing elevation to superuser inside PostgreSQL databases that use the aiven-extras package. The vulnerability leverages the format function not being schema-prefixed. Affected users should install 1.1.16 and ensure they run the latest version issuing ALTER EXTENSION aiven_extras UPDATE TO '1.1.16' after installing it. This needs to happen in each database aiven_extras has been installed in.
INFO
Published Date :
April 4, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 4, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
2.3
Affected Products
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-31480.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/aiven/aiven-extras/commit/77b5f19a0c1d196bc741ff5c774f85fe7ca3063b | |
| https://github.com/aiven/aiven-extras/security/advisories/GHSA-33xh-jqgf-6627 |
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Apr. 04, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description aiven-extras is a PostgreSQL extension. This is a privilege escalation vulnerability, allowing elevation to superuser inside PostgreSQL databases that use the aiven-extras package. The vulnerability leverages the format function not being schema-prefixed. Affected users should install 1.1.16 and ensure they run the latest version issuing ALTER EXTENSION aiven_extras UPDATE TO '1.1.16' after installing it. This needs to happen in each database aiven_extras has been installed in. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-426 Added Reference https://github.com/aiven/aiven-extras/commit/77b5f19a0c1d196bc741ff5c774f85fe7ca3063b Added Reference https://github.com/aiven/aiven-extras/security/advisories/GHSA-33xh-jqgf-6627
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-31480 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-31480
weaknesses.