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CVE-2015-6817
PgBouncer 1.6.x before 1.6.1, when configured with auth_user, allows remote attackers to gain login access as auth_user via an unknown…
High8.1EPSS 2.2%
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- debian
Description
PgBouncer 1.6.x before 1.6.1, when configured with auth_user, allows remote attackers to gain login access as auth_user via an unknown username.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.2% · top 18% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- https://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/commit/7ca3e5279d05fceb1e8a043c6f5b6f58dea3ed38 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201701-24 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.db.postgresql.pgbouncer.general/1251 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://pgbouncer.github.io/2015/09/pgbouncer-1-6-1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150905 Re: CVE Request: PgBouncer: failed auth_query lookup leads to connection as auth_user (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/issues/69 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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