Vulnerability · Published Aug 10, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-38140
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 70% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 29.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The set_user extension module before 2.0.1 for PostgreSQL allows a potential privilege escalation using RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION after set_user().
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/pgaudit/set_user/compare/REL2_0_0...REL2_0_1 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/pgaudit/set_user/releases/tag/REL2_0_1 x_refsource_CONFIRM