CVE-2021-38140 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The set_user extension module before 2.0.1 for PostgreSQL allows a potential privilege escalation using RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION after set_user().

Published: 2021-08-10

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very 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:set_user_project:set_user:*:*:*:*:*: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-2021-24613	The set_user extension module before 2.0.1 for PostgreSQL allows a potential privilege escalation using RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION after set_user().

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 0.00363.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/pgaudit/set_user/compare/REL2_0_0...REL2_0_1
https://github.com/pgaudit/set_user/releases/tag/REL2_0_1

History

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Subscriptions

Set User Project Set User

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-08-10T18:00:43.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T01:37:14.860Z

Reserved: 2021-08-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-38140

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-08-10T18:15:07.263

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:16:27.857

Link: CVE-2021-38140

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-269

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