Is CVE-2020-14350 being actively exploited?

It is not currently in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploitation probability is 1%.

What products does CVE-2020-14350 affect?

Tracked products affected include PostgreSQL. Check the version you run to see whether it is affected.

How do I fix CVE-2020-14350?

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Upgrade affected products to a fixed version.

CVE-2020-14350

Q: What is CVE-2020-14350?

CVE-2020-14350 is a high-severity software vulnerability (Untrusted search path) with a CVSS score of 7.3. It was found that some PostgreSQL extensions did not use search_path safely in their installation script. An attacker with sufficient privileges could use this flaw to trick an administrator into executing a specially crafted script, during

HIGH severity · CVSS 7.3 · Untrusted search path

7.3CVSS HIGH

Summary

It was found that some PostgreSQL extensions did not use search_path safely in their installation script. An attacker with sufficient privileges could use this flaw to trick an administrator into executing a specially crafted script, during the installation or update of such extension. This affects PostgreSQL versions before 12.4, before 11.9, before 10.14, before 9.6.19, and before 9.5.23.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorLocal

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredLow

User interactionRequired

Confidentiality impactHigh

Integrity impactHigh

Availability impactHigh

Exploit probability (EPSS)1%

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products we track (1)

PostgreSQL

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Additional information

NVD record
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00043.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00044.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00049.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00050.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00003.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00008.htmlAdvisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1865746Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00028.htmlAdvisory