CVE-2017-7486

Postgresql vulnerability

CVSS

7.5

EPSS

6.3%

EPSS pct

93th

Exploited

No known

PostgreSQL versions 8.4 - 9.6 are vulnerable to information leak in pg_user_mappings view which discloses foreign server passwords to any user having USAGE privilege on the associated foreign server.

Affected vendor

Postgresql

Affected product

Postgresql

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information

Published

2017-05-12

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 6.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

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