postgresql: privilege escalation via procedural language validator functions
Published Mar 28, 2014
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.93%
Description
The validator functions for the procedural languages (PLs) in PostgreSQL before 8.4.20, 9.0.x before 9.0.16, 9.1.x before 9.1.12, 9.2.x before 9.2.7, and 9.3.x before 9.3.3 allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a function that is (1) defined in another language or (2) not allowed to be directly called by the user due to permissions.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 8.4.19
- 8.4.1
- 8.4.2
- 8.4.3
- 8.4.4
- 8.4.5
- 8.4.6
- 8.4.7
- 8.4.8
- 8.4.9
- 8.4.10
- 8.4.11
- 8.4.12
- 8.4.13
- 8.4.14
- 8.4.15
- 8.4.16
- 8.4.17
- 8.4.18
- 9.0
- 9.0.1
- 9.0.2
- 9.0.3
- 9.0.4
- 9.0.5
- 9.0.6
- 9.0.7
- 9.0.8
- 9.0.9
- 9.0.10
- 9.0.11
- 9.0.12
- 9.0.13
- 9.0.14
- 9.0.15
- 9.1
- 9.1.1
- 9.1.2
- 9.1.3
- 9.1.4
- 9.1.5
- 9.1.6
- 9.1.7
- 9.1.8
- 9.1.9
- 9.1.10
- 9.1.11
- 9.2
- 9.2.1
- 9.2.2
- 9.2.3
- 9.2.4
- 9.2.5
- 9.2.6
- 9.3
- 9.3.1
- 9.3.2
No data.
CloudForms Management Engine 5.x
cfme-0:5.2.3.2-1.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0469
CloudForms Management Engine 5.x
postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.7-1.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0469
CloudForms Management Engine 5.x
prince-0:9.0r2-4.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0469
CloudForms Management Engine 5.x
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.13-6.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0469
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
postgresql-0:8.1.23-10.el5_10
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0249
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
postgresql84-0:8.4.20-1.el5_10
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0211
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
postgresql-0:8.4.20-1.el6_5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0211
Red Hat Software Collections for RHEL-6
postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.7-1.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0221
CloudForms Management Engine 5
postgresql
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
postgresql
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.x | cfme-0:5.2.3.2-1.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0469 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.x | postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.7-1.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0469 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.x | prince-0:9.0r2-4.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0469 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.x | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.13-6.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0469 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | postgresql-0:8.1.23-10.el5_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0249 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | postgresql84-0:8.4.20-1.el5_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0211 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | postgresql-0:8.4.20-1.el6_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0211 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for RHEL-6 | postgresql92-postgresql-0:9.2.7-1.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0221 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5 | postgresql | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | postgresql | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 4.93% (0.04930) | 91.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.93% (0.04930) | 90.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 19, 2025 | 1.57% (0.01565) | 80.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00565) | 65.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.94% (0.01939) | 72.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00565) | 66.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00442) | 75.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00442) | 74.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00442) | 71.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.51% (0.00506) | 72.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.19% (0.02186) | 80.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 2.19% (0.02186) | 80.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.19% (0.02186) | 79.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.19% (0.02186) | 57.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (21)
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- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 x_refsource_CONFIRM
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