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Red Hat: CVE-2021-20229: postgresql: single-column SELECT privilege enables reading all columns

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Feb 23, 2021
Added
Jul 9, 2025
Modified
Jul 9, 2025

Description

A flaw was found in PostgreSQL in versions before 13.2. This flaw allows a user with SELECT privilege on one column to craft a special query that returns all columns of the table. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

Solution

no-fix-redhat-rpm-package
Title
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