This enabled an attacker having database-level CREATE privilege to execute arbitrary code as the bootstrap superuser. Database owners have that right by default, and explicit grants may extend it to other users.
The PostgreSQL project thanks Alexander Lakhin for reporting this problem.
| Affected Version | Fixed In | Fix Published |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 15.3 | May 11, 2023 |
| 14 | 14.8 | May 11, 2023 |
| 13 | 13.11 | May 11, 2023 |
| 12 | 12.15 | May 11, 2023 |
| 11 | 11.20 | May 11, 2023 |
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| Overall Score | 7.2 |
|---|---|
| Component | core server |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
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