Vulnerability · Published Dec 17, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2024-56142Path Traversal in pghoard

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity path traversal in pghoard from Aiven-Open. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 64.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

pghoard is a PostgreSQL backup daemon and restore tooling that stores backup data in cloud object stores. A vulnerability has been discovered that could allow an attacker to acquire disk access with privileges equivalent to those of pghoard, allowing for unintended path traversal. Depending on the permissions/privileges assigned to pghoard, this could allow disclosure of sensitive information. This issue has been addressed in releases after 2.2.2a. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
PyPI	pghoard	2.6.1-rc	GHSA-m9hc-vxjj-4x6q
PyPI	pghoard	2.6.1-rc	PYSEC-2026-1778

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Aiven-Open	pghoard	<= 2.2.2a

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

https://github.com/Aiven-Open/pghoard/security/advisories/GHSA-m9hc-vxjj-4x6q x_refsource_CONFIRM