Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:23209Privilege Escalation
6.5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
postgresql is vulnerable to privilege escalation. The vulnerability exists as an authenticated attacker could create an index function that would be executed with administrator privileges during database maintenance tasks, such as database vacuuming.
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Related
6.5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P