CVE-2015-6817 describes a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in PgBouncer versions 1.6.x before 1.6.1. When PgBouncer is configured with an auth_user, remote attackers can gain unauthorized login access as that auth_user by providing an unknown username. The CVSSv3 score of 8.1 highlights the high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a network attack vector and high attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pgbouncer:pgbouncer:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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