CVE-2013-1903 describes a critical vulnerability in PostgreSQL, specifically affecting versions 9.2.x, 9.1.x, 9.0.x, 8.4.x, and 8.3.x, where graphical installers for Linux and Mac OS X incorrectly expose the superuser password to scripts. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a severe risk with network-based attack vectors, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability is critical, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub 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 records are not available for this CVE.