CVE-2000-1199 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers with sufficient privileges can read plaintext credentials from PostgreSQL system tables, leading to database access and privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-1199?
CVE-2000-1199 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Postgresql Postgresql, published on 12 Sep 2001.
Official description
PostgreSQL stores usernames and passwords in plaintext in (1) pg_shadow and (2) pg_pwd, which allows attackers with sufficient privileges to gain access to databases.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1199?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Postgresql Postgresql.
How do I fix CVE-2000-1199?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1199 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2000-1199 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-1199 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Postgresql Postgresql
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9ccp-985w-grj6.