9.1
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-55283
Aiven DB Migrate Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

aiven-db-migrate is an Aiven database migration tool. Prior to 1.0.7, there is a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows elevation to superuser inside PostgreSQL databases during a migration from an untrusted source server. The vulnerability stems from psql executing commands embedded in a dump from the source server. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.7.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 18, 2025, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 18, 2025, 8:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/aiven/aiven-db-migrate/commit/36f6c7f7d06216975f625da0a1cb514253c4b3df
https://github.com/aiven/aiven-db-migrate/security/advisories/GHSA-wqhc-grmj-fjvg
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-55283 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.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 18, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description aiven-db-migrate is an Aiven database migration tool. Prior to 1.0.7, there is a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows elevation to superuser inside PostgreSQL databases during a migration from an untrusted source server. The vulnerability stems from psql executing commands embedded in a dump from the source server. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.7.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-77
    Added Reference https://github.com/aiven/aiven-db-migrate/commit/36f6c7f7d06216975f625da0a1cb514253c4b3df
    Added Reference https://github.com/aiven/aiven-db-migrate/security/advisories/GHSA-wqhc-grmj-fjvg
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.1
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