CVE-2017-7546 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting PostgreSQL versions prior to 9.2.22, 9.3.18, 9.4.13, 9.5.8, and 9.6.4, including Debian distributions. This flaw allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to database accounts configured with empty passwords. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness of its potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.