CVE-2023-25149 is a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability affecting TimescaleDB versions 2.8.0 through 2.9.2. It allows a malicious user to gain elevated privileges by exploiting an insecure search_path in the telemetry job created during installation, which executes user-defined functions. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.8.0, <= 2.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:timescale:timescaledb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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