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PostgreSQL: CVE-2023-2454: CREATE SCHEMA ... schema_element defeats protective search_path changes

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PostgreSQL: CVE-2023-2454: CREATE SCHEMA ... schema_element defeats protective search_path changes

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/12/2023
Created
05/12/2023
Added
05/12/2023
Modified
01/15/2024

Description

schema_element defeats protective search_path changes; It was found that certain database calls in PostgreSQL could permit an authed attacker with elevated database-level privileges to execute arbitrary code.

Solution(s)

  • postgres-upgrade-12_15
  • postgres-upgrade-13_11
  • postgres-upgrade-14_8
  • postgres-upgrade-15_3

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