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CVE-2020-13692

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-13692 describes an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the PostgreSQL JDBC Driver (PgJDBC) versions prior to 42.2.13, impacting various products including Debian, Fedora, NetApp, PostgreSQL, and Quarkus. With a CVSS score of 7.7 (High), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with high impact on confidentiality and availability, and low impact on integrity, though it requires high attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 42.2.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql_jdbc_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:quarkus:quarkus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
32CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.7HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
5.5
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.09%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0409 is in the 53rd percentile among its peer group of 8,918 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (16)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.postgresql:postgresqlFixed in: 42.2.13
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat AMQ Online 1.5.2 GAFixed in: jdbc-postgresql
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat build of Quarkus 1.3.4 SP1Fixed in: quarkus-jdbc-postgresql
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat build of Quarkus 1.3.4 SP1Fixed in: quarkus-jdbc-postgresql-deployment
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Decision Manager 7Fixed in: jdbc-postgresql
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: postgresql-jdbc-0:8.4.704-4.el6_10
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: postgresql-jdbc-0:9.2.1002-8.el7_8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: postgresql-jdbc-0:42.2.3-3.el8_2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: postgresql-jdbc-0:42.2.3-3.el8_0
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Extended Update SupportFixed in: postgresql-jdbc-0:42.2.3-3.el8_1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Fuse 7.8.0Fixed in: jdbc-postgresql
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Integration - Camel K - Tech-Preview 2Fixed in: jdbc-postgresql
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Integration Debezium 1.1.3Fixed in: jdbc-postgresql
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Process Automation 7Fixed in: jdbc-postgresql
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Integration Camel K 1Fixed in: jdbc-postgresql

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-88cc-g835-76rphigh

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Feb 10, 2022
redhatCVE-2020-13692Important

postgresql-jdbc: XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in PgSQLXML

Jun 4, 2020

References

github.com / pgjdbc/pgjdbc/commit/14b62aca4764d496813f55a43d050b017e01eb65
PatchThird Party Advisory
jdbc.postgresql.org / documentation/changelog.html
Release NotesVendor Advisory
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r00bcc6b2da972e0d6332a4ebc7807e17305d8b8e7fb2ae63d2a3cbfb%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r01ae1b3d981cf2e563e9b5b0a6ea54fb3cac8e9a0512ee5269e3420e%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r0478a1aa9ae0dbd79d8f7b38d0d93fa933ac232e2b430b6f31a103c0%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r1aae77706aab7d89b4fe19be468fc3c73e9cc84ff79cc2c3bd07c05a%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r4bdea189c9991aae7a929d28f575ec46e49ed3d68fa5235825f38a4f%40%3Cnotifications.netbeans.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r631f967db6260d6178740a3314a35d9421facd8212e62320275fa78e%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r7f6d019839df17646ffd0046a99146cacf40492a6c92078f65fd32e0%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rb89f92aba44f524d5c270e0c44ca7aec4704691c37fe106cf73ec977%40%3Cnotifications.netbeans.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rfe363bf3a46d440ad57fd05c0e313025c7218364bbdc5fd8622ea7ae%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DCCAPM6FSNOC272DLSNQ6YHXS3OMHGJC
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20200619-0005
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2022/dsa-5196
Third Party Advisory