CVE-2024-49042 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published: 2024-11-12

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 1.4% 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

Microsoft

Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`16.4.0`	affected	< 16.4

Microsoft

Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`15.8`	affected	< 15.8

Microsoft

Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`14.13`	affected	< 14.13

Microsoft

Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`13.16`	affected	< 13.16

Microsoft

Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`12.20`	affected	< 12.20

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_database_for_postgresql_flexible_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_database_for_postgresql_flexible_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_database_for_postgresql_flexible_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_database_for_postgresql_flexible_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_database_for_postgresql_flexible_server::::::::

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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-2024-43913	Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01401.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49042

History

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Microsoft Microsoft azure Database For Postgresql Flexible Server
Weaknesses		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_database_for_postgresql_flexible_server::::::::
Vendors & Products		Microsoft Microsoft azure Database For Postgresql Flexible Server

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:azure_database_for_postgresql_flexible_server::::::::
Vendors & Products	Microsoft Microsoft azure Database For Postgresql Flexible Server

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Title		Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
First Time appeared		Microsoft Microsoft azure Database For Postgresql Flexible Server
Weaknesses		CWE-77
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:azure_database_for_postgresql_flexible_server::::::::
Vendors & Products		Microsoft Microsoft azure Database For Postgresql Flexible Server
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49042
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}`

Subscriptions

Microsoft Azure Database For Postgresql Flexible Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2024-11-12T18:49:54.829Z

Updated: 2025-07-08T15:41:22.699Z

Reserved: 2024-10-11T20:57:49.186Z

Link: CVE-2024-49042

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-11-13T17:19:12.832Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-11-12T19:15:17.507

Modified: 2025-01-07T16:18:47.907

Link: CVE-2024-49042

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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