Improper neutralization of quoting syntax in PostgreSQL libpq functions PQescapeLiteral(), PQescapeIdentifier(), PQescapeString(), and PQescapeStringConn() allows a database input provider to achieve SQL injection in certain usage patterns. Specifically, SQL injection requires the application to use the function result to construct input to psql, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal. Similarly, improper neutralization of quoting syntax in PostgreSQL command line utility programs allows a source of command line arguments to achieve SQL injection when client_encoding is BIG5 and server_encoding is one of EUC_TW or MULE_INTERNAL. Versions before PostgreSQL 17.3, 16.7, 15.11, 14.16, and 13.19 are affected.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade libpqUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade libpq-devel | Feb 24, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade postgresql13Upgrade postgresql14Upgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql17 | Aug 8, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade postgresqlUpgrade libpqUpgrade postgresql-develUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-libsUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-plpythonUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade libpq-develUpgrade libpq-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql-debuginfo | Mar 10, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade postgresql15-upgradeUpgrade postgresql16-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-private-develUpgrade postgresql16-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql15-private-libsUpgrade postgresql15-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-staticUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade libpq-develUpgrade postgresql16-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql15-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade libpq-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql16-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-staticUpgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql16-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade postgresql15-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql16-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3Upgrade postgresql15-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade libpq-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql15-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql16-upgradeUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql15-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade libpq-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql15-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql16-private-develUpgrade postgresql16-private-libsUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3Upgrade libpq | Mar 10, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade postgresql-17Upgrade postgresql-15Upgrade postgresql-13 | Feb 17, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2025342 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2026039 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Jan 13, 2026 | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade postgresql13-clientUpgrade postgresql17-clientUpgrade postgresql16-clientUpgrade postgresql15-clientUpgrade postgresql14-client | Feb 14, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-db/postgresql. | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-plpythonUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade libpq-develUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-libsUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade libpqUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgresql-devel | Feb 25, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Postgres | — | Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 15.11Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 16.7Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 14.16Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 17.3 | Feb 13, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade libpq-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-libsUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade libpqUpgrade postgresql-develUpgrade libpq-develUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade libpq-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-plpythonUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade libpq-debuginfoNo solution existsUpgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macros | Feb 21, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade libpq-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade libpq-devel-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade libpqUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade libpq-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade libpq-develUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-static | Feb 27, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql17-docsUpgrade postgresql16-develUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql13-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql14-contribUpgrade postgresql13-contribUpgrade postgresql14-server-develUpgrade postgresql14-testUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjit-develUpgrade libpq5-32bitUpgrade postgresql13-pltclUpgrade postgresql14-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql13-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql14-plpythonUpgrade postgresql14Upgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql13-docsUpgrade postgresql15-develUpgrade postgresql17-develUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql14-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql14-develUpgrade postgresql16-plpythonUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql14-serverUpgrade postgresql13-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-plpythonUpgrade postgresql14-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-plpythonUpgrade postgresql17-pltclUpgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade postgresql13-server-develUpgrade postgresql13-serverUpgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql17-plperlUpgrade libecpg6Upgrade postgresql17-server-develUpgrade postgresql17-testUpgrade postgresql17-contribUpgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql14-plperlUpgrade postgresql13Upgrade libecpg6-32bitUpgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql13-develUpgrade postgresql13-testUpgrade libpq5Upgrade postgresql14-docsUpgrade postgresql13-plpython | Feb 21, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade postgresql-client-10 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade postgresql-16Upgrade postgresql-12Upgrade postgresql-client-14Upgrade postgresql-10 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade postgresql-client-16Upgrade postgresql-14Upgrade postgresql-client-12 | Mar 4, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 2, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
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