Vulnerabilities > CVE-2020-14350 - Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in multiple products

CVSS 7.3 - HIGH

Attack vector

LOCAL

Attack complexity

LOW

Privileges required

LOW

Confidentiality impact

HIGH

Integrity impact

HIGH

Availability impact

HIGH

local

low complexity

NVD

Published: 2020-08-24

Updated: 2023-01-24

Summary

It was found that some PostgreSQL extensions did not use search_path safely in their installation script. An attacker with sufficient privileges could use this flaw to trick an administrator into executing a specially crafted script, during the installation or update of such extension. This affects PostgreSQL versions before 12.4, before 11.9, before 10.14, before 9.6.19, and before 9.5.23.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part	Description	Count
Application	Postgresql Postgresql Postgresql 10.0 Postgresql Postgresql 10.1 Postgresql Postgresql 10.2 Postgresql Postgresql 10.3 Postgresql Postgresql 10.4 Postgresql Postgresql 10.5 Postgresql Postgresql 10.6 Postgresql Postgresql 10.7 Postgresql Postgresql 10.8 Postgresql Postgresql 10.9 Postgresql Postgresql 10.10 Postgresql Postgresql 10.11 Postgresql Postgresql 10.12 Postgresql Postgresql 10.13 Postgresql Postgresql 11.0 Postgresql Postgresql 11.1 Postgresql Postgresql 11.2 Postgresql Postgresql 11.3 Postgresql Postgresql 11.4 Postgresql Postgresql 11.5 Postgresql Postgresql 11.6 Postgresql Postgresql 11.7 Postgresql Postgresql 11.8 Postgresql Postgresql 12.0 Postgresql Postgresql 12.1 Postgresql Postgresql 12.2 Postgresql Postgresql 12.3 Postgresql Postgresql 9.5 Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.0 Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.1 Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.2 Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.3 Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.4 Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.5 Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.6 Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.7 Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.8 Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.9 Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.10 Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.11 Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.12 Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.13 Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.14 Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.15 Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.16 Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.17 Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.18 Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.19 Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.20 Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.21 Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.22 Postgresql Postgresql 9.6 Postgresql Postgresql 9.6.0 Postgresql Postgresql 9.6.1 Postgresql Postgresql 9.6.2 Postgresql Postgresql 9.6.3 Postgresql Postgresql 9.6.4 Postgresql Postgresql 9.6.5 Postgresql Postgresql 9.6.6 Postgresql Postgresql 9.6.7 Postgresql Postgresql 9.6.8 Postgresql Postgresql 9.6.9 Postgresql Postgresql 9.6.10 Postgresql Postgresql 9.6.11 Postgresql Postgresql 9.6.12 Postgresql Postgresql 9.6.13 Postgresql Postgresql 9.6.14 Postgresql Postgresql 9.6.15 Postgresql Postgresql 9.6.16 Postgresql Postgresql 9.6.17 Postgresql Postgresql 9.6.18	71
OS	Debian Debian Debian Linux 9.0	1
OS	Opensuse Opensuse Leap 15.1 Opensuse Leap 15.2	2
OS	Canonical Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 Canonical Ubuntu Linux 20.04 Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04	3

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths
This attack loads a malicious resource into a program's standard path used to bootstrap and/or provide contextual information for a program like a path variable or classpath. J2EE applications and other component based applications that are built from multiple binaries can have very long list of dependencies to execute. If one of these libraries and/or references is controllable by the attacker then application controls can be circumvented by the attacker. A standard UNIX path looks similar to this If the attacker modifies the path variable to point to a locale that includes malicious resources then the user unwittingly can execute commands on the attackers' behalf: This is a form of usurping control of the program and the attack can be done on the classpath, database resources, or any other resources built from compound parts. At runtime detection and blocking of this attack is nearly impossible, because the configuration allows execution.

Summary

Vulnerable Configurations

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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