CVE-2018-1115

Summary

CVECVE-2018-1115
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-05-10 19:29:00 UTC
Updated2026-10-08 22:16:46 UTC
Descriptionpostgresql before versions 10.4, 9.6.9 is vulnerable in the adminpack extension, the pg_catalog.pg_logfile_rotate() function doesn't follow the same ACLs than pg_rorate_logfile. If the adminpack is added to a database, an attacker able to connect to it could exploit this to force log rotation.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.1 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-732 | CWE-732 CWE-732


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.1CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
3.0[email protected]Secondary4.2MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
3.0CNADECLARED4.2MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
2.0[email protected]Primary6.4AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Postgresql Postgresql All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Unspecified Postgresql affected postegresql 10.4 Not specified
CNA Unspecified Postgresql affected postegresql 9.6.9 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.postgresql.org Git - postgresql.git/commitdiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.postgresql.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
1573276 – (CVE-2018-1115) CVE-2018-1115 postgresql: Too-permissive access control list on function pg_logfile_rotate() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:1227-1: moderate: Security update f af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
PostgreSQL CVE-2018-1115 Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
PostgreSQL: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201810-08) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
git.postgresql.org Git - postgresql.git/commitdiff MITRE git.postgresql.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500532 Alpine Linux Security Update for postgresql
  • 502000 Alpine Linux Security Update for postgresql14
  • 502766 Alpine Linux Security Update for postgresql15
  • 504299 Alpine Linux Security Update for postgresql14
  • 505658 Alpine Linux Security Update for postgresql15
  • 710227 Gentoo Linux PostgreSQL Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201810-08)

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