PostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.4 and 9.1.x before 9.1.9 does not...
Vulnerability Description
PostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.4 and 9.1.x before 9.1.9 does not properly check REPLICATION privileges, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended backup restrictions by calling the (1) pg_start_backup or (2) pg_stop_backup functions.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
Am I Vulnerable?
Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2013-1901
Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-4.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1456/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00012.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:142
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5892
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1789-1
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102806.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00004.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-9.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00011.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2658
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00007.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101519.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880
More from postgresql
View All →Affected Vendor
postgresql
View all reports →Affected Software
Timeline
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.