CVE-2014-0061 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in PostgreSQL versions before 8.4.20, 9.0.16, 9.1.12, 9.2.7, and 9.3.3. Remote authenticated users can exploit flaws in procedural language validator functions to gain elevated privileges by defining functions in other languages or bypassing permission restrictions. With a CVSS score of 6.5, this vulnerability is of medium severity, allowing for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.4.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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