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postgresql-server -- CREATE SCHEMA ... schema elements defeats protective search_path changes

Affected packages
postgresql-server < 15.3
postgresql-server < 14.8
postgresql-server < 13.11
postgresql-server < 12.15
postgresql-server < 11.20

Details

VuXML ID fbb5a260-f00f-11ed-bbae-6cc21735f730
Discovery 2023-05-11
Entry 2023-05-11

PostgreSQL Project reports

This enabled an attacker having database-level CREATE privilege to execute arbitrary code as the bootstrap superuser. Database owners have that right by default, and explicit grants may extend it to other users.

References

CVE Name CVE-2023-2454
URL https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2023-2454/