Vulnerability Report

CVE-2017-14798

Title: Postgresql Path Traversal / LFI

Path Traversal / LFI

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2017-14798

CWE Category CWE-362
Published Date Mar 01, 2018
Modified Date Nov 21, 2024
Exploit Status Available
Score 7.3 CVSS v3.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
1.02%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2017-14798: A race condition in the postgresql init script could be used by attackers able to access the postgresql account to escalate their privileges to root.

Impacted Vendors

P
postgresql 1
A
anynines 1

Reference Links

http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2017-November/003420.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062722 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45184/ https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-14798/ http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2017-November/003420.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062722 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45184/ https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-14798/
CVSS v3.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.0
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.9
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2017-14798 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45184
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MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction REQUIRED
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.