CVE-2018-16850
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 5.2% (pctl 92)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
postgresql before versions 11.1, 10.6 is vulnerable to a to SQL injection in pg_upgrade and pg_dump via CREATE TRIGGER ... REFERENCING. Using a purpose-crafted trigger definition, an attacker can cause arbitrary SQL statements to run, with superuser privileges.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 5.15% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-89 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2018-11-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu linux |
| postgresql | postgresql |
| redhat | enterprise linux |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105923
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042144
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3757
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16850
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-24
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3818-1/
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1905/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105923
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042144
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3757
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16850
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-24
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3818-1/
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1905/
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