QID 150870

QID 150870: pgAdmin Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability (CVE-2024-3116)

pgAdmin4 is a graphical management tool for the open source database PostgreSQL.

A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in pgAdmin through the validate binary path API. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server hosting pgAdmin, posing a severe risk to the database management system's integrity and the security of the underlying data.

Affected Versions:
pgAdmin up to version 8.4

QID Detection Logic (Unauthenticated):
This QID sends HTTP GET requests and checks for vulnerable version of pgAdmin running on the target host.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.4 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.5 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to upgrade pgAdmin to version 8.5 or later to remediate this vulnerability.

For more information pertaining to this vulnerability, please refer pgAdmin.

Vendor References

pgAdmin - github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/7326

CVEs related to QID 150870

CVE-2024-3116 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
pgAdmin 8.5			www.pgadmin.org/docs/pgadmin4/8.5/release_notes_8_5.html

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