CVE-2017-7547 Information disclosure in postgresql

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote authenticated attackers can retrieve foreign server owner passwords without proper privileges, exposing sensitive credentials.

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-2017-7547?

CVE-2017-7547 is a high-severity vulnerability in Postgresql Postgresql, published on 16 Aug 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PostgreSQL versions before 9.2.22, 9.3.18, 9.4.13, 9.5.8 and 9.6.4 are vulnerable to authorization flaw allowing remote authenticated attackers to retrieve passwords from the user mappings defined by the foreign server owners without actually having the privileges to do so.

Weakness: CWE-522

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7547?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Postgresql Postgresql.

How do I fix CVE-2017-7547?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-7547 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7547 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Postgresql Postgresql vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2017-7547, CLEANSTART-2026-SA77812, GHSA-gx5r-vvjw-c75c, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7547.

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