CVE-2021-33204 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In the pg_partman (aka PG Partition Manager) extension before 4.5.1 for PostgreSQL, arbitrary code execution can be achieved via SECURITY DEFINER functions because an explicit search_path is not set.

Published: 2021-05-19

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pgxn:pg_partman:*:*:*:*:*:postgresql:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-19916	In the pg_partman (aka PG Partition Manager) extension before 4.5.1 for PostgreSQL, arbitrary code execution can be achieved via SECURITY DEFINER functions because an explicit search_path is not set.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0105.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/pgpartman/pg_partman/commit/0b6565ad378c358f8a6cd1d48ddc482eb7f854d3
https://github.com/pgpartman/pg_partman/compare/v4.5.0...v4.5.1
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210625-0006/

History

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Subscriptions

Pgxn Pg Partman

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-05-19T16:23:30.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T23:42:20.291Z

Reserved: 2021-05-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-33204

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-05-19T17:15:07.537

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:54:21.027

Link: CVE-2021-33204

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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