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-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade libpq-develUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade libpqUpgrade postgresql-static | Feb 24, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql14Upgrade postgresql13 | Aug 8, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade libpq-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql-llvmjitUpgrade libpq-develUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-plpythonUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-develUpgrade libpqUpgrade postgresql-libs | Mar 10, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgradeUpgrade postgresql15-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade libpq-develUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-staticUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql15-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade libpq-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-private-libsUpgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql16-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-private-develUpgrade postgresql15-staticUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql16-private-develUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql15-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql15-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3Upgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade postgresql15-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade libpq-debugsourceUpgrade libpq-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgradeUpgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql15-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3Upgrade libpqUpgrade postgresql16-private-libs | Mar 10, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade postgresql-17Upgrade postgresql-13Upgrade postgresql-15 | 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 postgresql15-clientUpgrade postgresql16-clientUpgrade postgresql14-clientUpgrade postgresql17-clientUpgrade postgresql13-client | Feb 14, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-db/postgresql. | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade libpq-develUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-plpythonUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql-libsUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-develUpgrade libpqUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel | Feb 25, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Postgres | — | Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 15.11Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 14.16Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 16.7Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 17.3 | Feb 13, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade libpq-devel-debuginfoUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-develUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql-libsUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade libpqUpgrade libpq-develUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-plpythonUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade libpq-debuginfoNo solution existsUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade libpq-debugsourceUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoUpgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-private-devel | Feb 21, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade libpq-develUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade libpq-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade libpq-devel-debuginfoUpgrade libpq-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade libpqUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-devel | Feb 27, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17-plpythonUpgrade postgresql14-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql13-testUpgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade libecpg6Upgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql14-docsUpgrade postgresql15-plpythonUpgrade postgresql17-testUpgrade libpq5Upgrade postgresql17-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql17-contribUpgrade postgresql14-plperlUpgrade postgresql14-serverUpgrade postgresql16-docsUpgrade libecpg6-32bitUpgrade postgresql14-pltclUpgrade postgresql13-plperlUpgrade postgresql13-plpythonUpgrade postgresql13Upgrade postgresql17-plperlUpgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade postgresql13-server-develUpgrade postgresql13-develUpgrade postgresql13-serverUpgrade postgresql16-plpythonUpgrade postgresql14-develUpgrade postgresql17-pltclUpgrade postgresql14-server-develUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql13-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql15-develUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql14Upgrade postgresql17-docsUpgrade postgresql13-pltclUpgrade postgresql13-contribUpgrade postgresql14-testUpgrade postgresql14-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql13-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql16-develUpgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql14-plpythonUpgrade postgresql14-contribUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade postgresql17Upgrade libpq5-32bitUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-develUpgrade postgresql13-docsUpgrade postgresql17-develUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql15-server | Feb 21, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade postgresql-client-12Upgrade postgresql-client-16Upgrade postgresql-14Upgrade postgresql-client-14Upgrade postgresql-10 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade postgresql-12Upgrade postgresql-16Upgrade postgresql-client-10 (Ubuntu Pro) | 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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