Vulnerabilities > CVE-2022-21724 - Improper Initialization vulnerability in multiple products

CVSS 9.8 - CRITICAL

Attack vector

NETWORK

Attack complexity

LOW

Privileges required

NONE

Confidentiality impact

HIGH

Integrity impact

HIGH

Availability impact

HIGH

network

low complexity

critical

NVD

Published: 2022-02-02

Updated: 2023-11-07

Summary

pgjdbc is the offical PostgreSQL JDBC Driver. A security hole was found in the jdbc driver for postgresql database while doing security research. The system using the postgresql library will be attacked when attacker control the jdbc url or properties. pgjdbc instantiates plugin instances based on class names provided via `authenticationPluginClassName`, `sslhostnameverifier`, `socketFactory`, `sslfactory`, `sslpasswordcallback` connection properties. However, the driver did not verify if the class implements the expected interface before instantiating the class. This can lead to code execution loaded via arbitrary classes. Users using plugins are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part	Description	Count
Application	Postgresql Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver - Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 8.1 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 9.0-801 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 9.1-901 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 9.1-902 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 9.2-1000 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 9.2-1001 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 9.2-1002 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 9.2-1003 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 9.2-1004 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 9.3-1100 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 9.3-1101 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 9.3-1102 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 9.3-1103 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 9.4-1200 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 9.4-1201 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 9.4-1202 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 9.4-1203 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 9.4-1204 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 9.4-1205 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 9.4-1206 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 9.4.1207 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 9.4.1208 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 9.4.1209 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 9.4.1210 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 9.4.1211 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 9.4.1212 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 42.0.0 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 42.1.0 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 42.1.1 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 42.1.2 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 42.1.3 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 42.1.4 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 42.2.0 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 42.2.1 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 42.2.2 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 42.2.3 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 42.2.4 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 42.2.5 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 42.2.6 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 42.2.7 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 42.2.8 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 42.2.9 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 42.2.10 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 42.2.11 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 42.2.12 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 42.2.13 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 42.3.0 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 42.3.1 Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver 42.3.2	54
Application	Quarkus Quarkus Quarkus 0.0.1 Quarkus Quarkus 0.1.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.2.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.3.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.4.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.5.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.6.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.7.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.8.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.9.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.9.1 Quarkus Quarkus 0.10.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.11.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.12.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.13.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.13.1 Quarkus Quarkus 0.13.2 Quarkus Quarkus 0.13.3 Quarkus Quarkus 0.14.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.15.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.16.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.16.1 Quarkus Quarkus 0.17.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.18.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.19.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.19.1 Quarkus Quarkus 0.20.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.21.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.21.1 Quarkus Quarkus 0.21.2 Quarkus Quarkus 0.22.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.23.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.23.1 Quarkus Quarkus 0.23.2 Quarkus Quarkus 0.24.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.25.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.26.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.26.1 Quarkus Quarkus 0.27.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.28.0 Quarkus Quarkus 0.28.1 Quarkus Quarkus 1.0.0 Quarkus Quarkus 1.0.1 Quarkus Quarkus 1.1.0 Quarkus Quarkus 1.1.1 Quarkus Quarkus 1.2.0 Quarkus Quarkus 1.2.1 Quarkus Quarkus 1.3.0 Quarkus Quarkus 1.3.1 Quarkus Quarkus 1.3.2 Quarkus Quarkus 1.3.3 Quarkus Quarkus 1.3.4 Quarkus Quarkus 1.4.0 Quarkus Quarkus 1.4.1 Quarkus Quarkus 1.4.2 Quarkus Quarkus 1.5.0 Quarkus Quarkus 1.5.1 Quarkus Quarkus 1.5.2 Quarkus Quarkus 1.6.0 Quarkus Quarkus 1.6.1 Quarkus Quarkus 1.7.0 Quarkus Quarkus 1.7.1 Quarkus Quarkus 1.7.2 Quarkus Quarkus 1.7.3 Quarkus Quarkus 1.7.4 Quarkus Quarkus 1.7.5 Quarkus Quarkus 1.7.6 Quarkus Quarkus 1.8.0 Quarkus Quarkus 1.8.1 Quarkus Quarkus 1.8.2 Quarkus Quarkus 1.8.3 Quarkus Quarkus 1.9.0 Quarkus Quarkus 1.9.1 Quarkus Quarkus 1.9.2 Quarkus Quarkus 1.10.0 Quarkus Quarkus 1.10.1 Quarkus Quarkus 1.10.2 Quarkus Quarkus 1.10.3 Quarkus Quarkus 1.10.4 Quarkus Quarkus 1.10.5 Quarkus Quarkus 1.11.0 Quarkus Quarkus 1.11.1 Quarkus Quarkus 1.11.2 Quarkus Quarkus 1.11.3 Quarkus Quarkus 1.11.4 Quarkus Quarkus 1.11.5 Quarkus Quarkus 1.11.6 Quarkus Quarkus 1.11.7 Quarkus Quarkus 1.12.0 Quarkus Quarkus 1.12.1 Quarkus Quarkus 1.12.2 Quarkus Quarkus 1.13.0 Quarkus Quarkus 1.13.1 Quarkus Quarkus 1.13.2 Quarkus Quarkus 1.13.3 Quarkus Quarkus 1.13.4 Quarkus Quarkus 1.13.5 Quarkus Quarkus 1.13.6 Quarkus Quarkus 1.13.7 Quarkus Quarkus 2.0.0 Quarkus Quarkus 2.0.1 Quarkus Quarkus 2.0.2 Quarkus Quarkus 2.0.3 Quarkus Quarkus 2.1.0 Quarkus Quarkus 2.1.1 Quarkus Quarkus 2.1.2 Quarkus Quarkus 2.1.3 Quarkus Quarkus 2.1.4 Quarkus Quarkus 2.2.0 Quarkus Quarkus 2.2.1 Quarkus Quarkus 2.2.2 Quarkus Quarkus 2.2.3 Quarkus Quarkus 2.2.4 Quarkus Quarkus 2.2.5 Quarkus Quarkus 2.3.0 Quarkus Quarkus 2.3.1 Quarkus Quarkus 2.4.0 Quarkus Quarkus 2.4.1 Quarkus Quarkus 2.4.2 Quarkus Quarkus 2.5.0 Quarkus Quarkus 2.5.1 Quarkus Quarkus 2.5.2 Quarkus Quarkus 2.5.3 Quarkus Quarkus 2.5.4 Quarkus Quarkus 2.6.0 Quarkus Quarkus 2.6.1 Quarkus Quarkus 2.6.2 Quarkus Quarkus 2.6.3 Quarkus Quarkus 2.7.0 Quarkus Quarkus 2.7.1	178
OS	Fedoraproject Fedoraproject Fedora 35	1
OS	Debian Debian Debian Linux 9.0 Debian Debian Linux 10.0 Debian Debian Linux 11.0	3

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-665 - Improper Initialization

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Leveraging Race Conditions
This attack targets a race condition occurring when multiple processes access and manipulate the same resource concurrently and the outcome of the execution depends on the particular order in which the access takes place. The attacker can leverage a race condition by "running the race", modifying the resource and modifying the normal execution flow. For instance a race condition can occur while accessing a file, the attacker can trick the system by replacing the original file with his version and cause the system to read the malicious file.
Leveraging Time-of-Check and Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Conditions
This attack targets a race condition occurring between the time of check (state) for a resource and the time of use of a resource. The typical example is the file access. The attacker can leverage a file access race condition by "running the race", meaning that he would modify the resource between the first time the target program accesses the file and the time the target program uses the file. During that period of time, the attacker could do something such as replace the file and cause an escalation of privilege.

Summary

Vulnerable Configurations

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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