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postgresql: BigSQL installer does not clear permissive ACL entries

Published Mar 19, 2021

Description

A vulnerability was found in postgresql versions 11.x prior to 11.3. The Windows installer for BigSQL-supplied PostgreSQL does not lock down the ACL of the binary installation directory or the ACL of the data directory; it keeps the inherited ACL. In the default configuration, an attacker having both an unprivileged Windows account and an unprivileged PostgreSQL account can cause the PostgreSQL service account to execute arbitrary code. An attacker having only the unprivileged Windows account can read arbitrary data directory files, essentially bypassing database-imposed read access limitations. An attacker having only the unprivileged Windows account can also delete certain data directory files.

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Remediation

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Mar 19, 2021
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved Mar 27, 2019
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Moderate
Public date May 9, 2019