CVE-2010-1975 Missing authorization in n/a

What is CVE-2010-1975?

CVE-2010-1975 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Postgresql Postgresql, published on 19 May 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PostgreSQL 7.4 before 7.4.29, 8.0 before 8.0.25, 8.1 before 8.1.21, 8.2 before 8.2.17, 8.3 before 8.3.11, and 8.4 before 8.4.4 does not properly check privileges during certain RESET ALL operations, which allows remote authenticated users to remove arbitrary parameter settings via a (1) ALTER USER or (2) ALTER DATABASE statement.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1975?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Postgresql Postgresql.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1975?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2010-1975 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1975 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Postgresql Postgresql

• CVE-2013-1902 Information disclosure in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2013-1903 Information disclosure in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2007-3279 Privilege escalation in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2002-1399 Integer overflow in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2016-3065 Information disclosure in n/a Critical 9.1

All Postgresql Postgresql vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-q6wf-wh6m-ch8f.