vulnerability
PostgreSQL: CVE-2023-39418: MERGE fails to enforce UPDATE or SELECT row security policies
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Aug 11, 2023 | Aug 11, 2023 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Aug 11, 2023
Added
Aug 11, 2023
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
A vulnerability was found in PostgreSQL with the use of the MERGE command, which fails to test new rows against row security policies defined for UPDATE and SELECT. If UPDATE and SELECT policies forbid some rows that INSERT policies do not forbid, a user could store such rows.
Solution
postgres-upgrade-15_4
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