Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in Postgresql shipped with IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact (CVE-2022-26520, CVE-2022-21724, 220313)

Summary

Postgresql is shipped with IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact. Information about a security vulnerability affecting Postgresql has been published in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-26520
**DESCRIPTION:**DISPUTED In pgjdbc before 42.3.3, an attacker (who controls the jdbc URL or properties) can call java.util.logging.FileHandler to write to arbitrary files through the loggerFile and loggerLevel connection properties. An example situation is that an attacker could create an executable JSP file under a Tomcat web root. NOTE: the vendor’s position is that there is no pgjdbc vulnerability; instead, it is a vulnerability for any application to use the pgjdbc driver with untrusted connection properties.
CVSS Base score: 0
CVSS Vector:

CVEID:CVE-2022-21724
**DESCRIPTION:**PostgreSQL JDBC Driver (PgJDBC) could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unchecked class instantiation when providing plugin classes. By sending a specially-crafted request using the “authenticationPluginClassName”, “sslhostnameverifier”, “socketFactory”, “sslfactory”, “sslpasswordcallback” classes, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/218798 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

**IBM X-Force ID:**220313
**DESCRIPTION:**PostgreSQL JDBC Driver could allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the system, caused by the exposure of the connection properties for configuring a pgjdbc connection. By specifying arbitrary connection properties, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/220313 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerabilities now by upgrading.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None