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CVE-2024-10979

HIGH
Published 2024-11-14T13:00:08.586Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
8.8
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.029
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 2.9% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.858
Higher than 85.8% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
Not Available
Attack Complexity
Not Available
Privileges Required
Not Available
User Interaction
Not Available
Scope
Not Available

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
Not Available
Integrity
Not Available
Availability
Not Available

Description

Incorrect control of environment variables in PostgreSQL PL/Perl allows an unprivileged database user to change sensitive process environment variables (e.g. PATH). That often suffices to enable arbitrary code execution, even if the attacker lacks a database server operating system user. Versions before PostgreSQL 17.1, 16.5, 15.9, 14.14, 13.17, and 12.21 are affected.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

postgresql

postgresql

Affected Versions:

0 13 14 15 16 17

GitHub Security Advisories

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⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-2r9h-x757-8j9q

Advisory Details

Incorrect control of environment variables in PostgreSQL PL/Perl allows an unprivileged database user to change sensitive process environment variables (e.g. PATH). That often suffices to enable arbitrary code execution, even if the attacker lacks a database server operating system user. Versions before PostgreSQL 17.1, 16.5, 15.9, 14.14, 13.17, and 12.21 are affected.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10979
WEB https://github.com/fmora50591/postgresql-env-vuln/blob/main/README.md
WEB https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250110-0003
WEB https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2024-10979

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: November 14, 2024, Modified: January 10, 2025

References

https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2024-10979/
Published: 2024-11-14T13:00:08.586Z
Last Modified: 2025-01-10T13:06:44.014Z
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