CVE-2013-1901 Missing authorization in n/a

What is CVE-2013-1901?

CVE-2013-1901 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 4 Apr 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.4 and 9.1.x before 9.1.9 does not properly check REPLICATION privileges, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended backup restrictions by calling the (1) pg_start_backup or (2) pg_stop_backup functions.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1901?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Postgresql Postgresql.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1901?

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-2013-1901 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1901 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

• CVE-2020-11651 SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7247 OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-x6pv-8pwj-29j9.