CVE-2023-41119 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

A vulnerability in EnterpriseDB Postgres Advanced Server allows users to elevate privileges to superuser via the _dbms_aq_move_to_exception_queue function.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-41119?

CVE-2023-41119 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in EnterpriseDB Postgres Advanced Server (EPAS) before 11.21.32, 12.x before 12.16.20, 13.x before 13.12.16, 14.x before 14.9.0, and 15.x before 15.4.0. It contains the function _dbms_aq_move_to_exception_queue that may be used to elevate a user's privileges to superuser. This function accepts the OID of a table, and then accesses that table as the superuser by using SELECT and DML commands.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41119?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Enterprisedb Postgres Advanced Server.

How do I fix CVE-2023-41119?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41119 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-41119 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41119 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jrqw-cwpm-3q7j.

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