In pgjdbc before 42.3.3, an attacker (who controls the jdbc URL or properties) can call java.util.logging.FileHandler to write to arbitrary files through the loggerFile and loggerLevel connection properties. An example situation is that an attacker could create an executable JSP file under a Tomcat web root. NOTE: the vendor's position is that there is no pgjdbc vulnerability; instead, it is a vulnerability for any application to use the pgjdbc driver with untrusted connection properties
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade libpgjava | Aug 17, 2022 | Mar 10, 2022 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Mar 10, 2022 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade postgresql-jdbcUpgrade ongres-scramUpgrade ongres-scram-clientUpgrade ongres-stringprep-codegeneratorUpgrade ongres-scram-parentUpgrade ongres-stringprep-parentUpgrade ongres-scram-javadocUpgrade ongres-stringprep-saslprepUpgrade ongres-stringprep-javadocUpgrade postgresql-jdbc-javadocUpgrade ongres-stringprep | Oct 26, 2022 | Mar 10, 2022 |
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