CVE-2017-7547 Information disclosure in postgresql
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Postgresql Postgresql
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2017-7547, CLEANSTART-2026-SA77812, GHSA-gx5r-vvjw-c75c, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7547.