CVE-2014-0060 Privilege escalation in n/a
Authenticated users can escalate privileges by adding or removing arbitrary users from roles due to improper enforcement of ADMIN OPTION restrictions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-0060?
CVE-2014-0060 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Postgresql Postgresql, published on 28 Mar 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PostgreSQL before 8.4.20, 9.0.x before 9.0.16, 9.1.x before 9.1.12, 9.2.x before 9.2.7, and 9.3.x before 9.3.3 does not properly enforce the ADMIN OPTION restriction, which allows remote authenticated members of a role to add or remove arbitrary users to that role by calling the SET ROLE command before the associated GRANT command.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0060?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Postgresql Postgresql.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0060?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-0060 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0060 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Postgresql Postgresql
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w7xc-5vvv-rvqf, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0060.