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CVE-2007-2138
Untrusted search path vulnerability in PostgreSQL before 7.3.19, 7.4.x before 7.4.17, 8.0.x before 8.0.13, 8.1.x before 8.1.9, and 8.2.x…
Medium6.0EPSS 3.7%
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- mitre
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in PostgreSQL before 7.3.19, 7.4.x before 7.4.17, 8.0.x before 8.0.13, 8.1.x before 8.1.9, and 8.2.x before 8.2.4 allows remote authenticated users, when permitted to call a SECURITY DEFINER function, to gain the privileges of the function owner, related to "search_path settings."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.0 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.7% · top 10% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (31)
- 25334 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 25717 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 2007-0015 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.791 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 25058 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200705-12 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:094 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1292 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 24999 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 25037 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 24989 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 23618 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-190.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:0337 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 25725 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.postgresql.org/support/security.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1017974 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- postgresql-searchpath-privilege-escalation(33842) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 25720 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1311 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- DSA-1309 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- ADV-2007-1549 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 25019 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-454-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 25238 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:0336 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 102894 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- 25184 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2007-1497 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10090 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 25005 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .