Incomplete tracking in PostgreSQL of tables with row security allows a reused query to view or change different rows from those intended. CVE-2023-2455 and CVE-2016-2193 fixed most interaction between row security and user ID changes. They missed cases where a subquery, WITH query, security invoker view, or SQL-language function references a table with a row-level security policy. This has the same consequences as the two earlier CVEs. That is to say, it leads to potentially incorrect policies being applied in cases where role-specific policies are used and a given query is planned under one role and then executed under other roles. This scenario can happen under security definer functions or when a common user and query is planned initially and then re-used across multiple SET ROLEs.
Applying an incorrect policy may permit a user to complete otherwise-forbidden
reads and modifications. This affects only databases that have used
CREATE POLICY
to define a row security policy. An attacker must tailor an attack to a
particular application's pattern of query plan reuse, user ID changes, and
role-specific row security policies. Versions before
PostgreSQL 17.1, 16.5, 15.9, 14.14, 13.17, and 12.21 are affected.
| Affected Version | Fixed In | Fix Published |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 17.1 | Nov. 14, 2024 |
| 16 | 16.5 | Nov. 14, 2024 |
| 15 | 15.9 | Nov. 14, 2024 |
| 14 | 14.14 | Nov. 14, 2024 |
| 13 | 13.17 | Nov. 14, 2024 |
| 12 | 12.21 | Nov. 14, 2024 |
For more information about PostgreSQL versioning, please visit the versioning page.
| Overall Score | 4.2 |
|---|---|
| Component | core server |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
If you wish to report a new security vulnerability in PostgreSQL, please send an email to security@postgresql.org.
For reporting non-security bugs, please see the Report a Bug page.