CVE-2017-7547 is an authorization flaw affecting PostgreSQL versions prior to 9.2.22, 9.3.18, 9.4.13, 9.5.8, and 9.6.4. This vulnerability allows authenticated remote attackers to retrieve passwords from user mappings defined by foreign server owners without proper privileges. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it presents a low-complexity attack vector with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness of the flaw.
| 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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.