Vulnerability · Published May 15, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2023-31131Arbitrary File Write when Extracting Tarballs in greenplum-db
High 7.4
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in gpdb from greenplum-db. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Greenplum Database (GPDB) is an open source data warehouse based on PostgreSQL. In versions prior to 6.22.3 Greenplum Database used an unsafe methods to extract tar files within GPPKGs. greenplum-db is vulnerable to path traversal leading to arbitrary file writes. An attacker can use this vulnerability to overwrite data or system files potentially leading to crash or malfunction of the system. Any files which are accessible to the running process are at risk. All users are requested to upgrade to Greenplum Database version 6.23.2 or higher. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| greenplum-db | gpdb | < 6.22.3 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H