CVE-2025-5690 Cursor allows PostgreSQL Anonymizer masked user to gain unauthorized access to authentic data
A masked user can bypass masking rules to read original data when dynamic masking is enabled in PostgreSQL Anonymizer.
- 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-2025-5690?
CVE-2025-5690 is a medium-severity vulnerability in DALIBO PostgreSQL Anonymizer, published on 4 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PostgreSQL Anonymizer v2.0 and v2.1 contain a vulnerability that allows a masked user to bypass the masking rules defined on a table and read the original data using a database cursor or the --insert option of pg_dump. This problem occurs only when dynamic masking is enabled, which is not the default setting. The problem is resolved in version 2.2.1
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5690?
How do I fix CVE-2025-5690?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5690 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-5690 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-5690 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f87m-rhgw-vj35.