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CVE-2020-25696

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CVE-2020-25696

Published: Nov 23, 2020

Modified: Aug 4, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

A flaw was found in the psql interactive terminal of PostgreSQL in versions before 13.1, before 12.5, before 11.10, before 10.15, before 9.6.20 and before 9.5.24. If an interactive psql session uses \gset when querying a compromised server, the attacker can execute arbitrary code as the operating system account running psql. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

PostgreSQL

affected
All PostgreSQL versions before 13.1, before 12.5, before 11.10, before 10.15, before 9.6.20 and before 9.5.24

Weaknesses (CWE)

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