PostgreSQL pg_dump lets superuser of origin server execute arbitrary code in psql client
Untrusted data inclusion in pg_dump in PostgreSQL allows a malicious superuser of the origin server to inject arbitrary code for restore-time execution as the client operating system account running psql to restore the dump, via psql meta-commands. pg_dumpall is also affected. pg_restore is affected when used to generate a plain-format dump. This is similar to MySQL CVE-2024-21096. Versions before PostgreSQL 17.6, 16.10, 15.14, 14.19, and 13.22 are affected.
Problem Types
| Type | CWE ID | Description |
|---|
| CWE | CWE-829 | Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere |
Type: CWE
Description: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
Metrics
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Version: 3.1
Base score: 8.8
Base severity: HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H