CVE-2023-41115: CVE-2023-41115 - EDB Postgres Advanced Server (EPAS) permission bypass for large objects

First Published: 2023/08/21

Last Updated: 2023/08/30

Summary

An issue was discovered in EnterpriseDB Postgres Advanced Server (EPAS) before 11.21.32, 12.x before 12.16.20, 13.x before 13.12.16, 14.x before 14.9.0, and 15.x before 15.4.0. When using UTL_ENCODE, an authenticated user can read any large object, regardless of that user’s permissions.

Vulnerability details

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-41115

CVSS Base Score: 6.5

CVSS Temporal Score: Undefined

CVSS Environmental Score: Undefined

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products and versions

EnterpriseDB Postgres Advanced Server (EPAS)

• All versions prior to 11.21.32
• All versions prior to 12.16.20
• All versions prior to 13.12.17
• All versions prior to 14.9.0
• All versions prior to 15.4.0

Impacted users must upgrade to a fixed version of EPAS and then patch existing database instance clusters using edb_sqlpatch. Users running unsupported versions of EPAS should upgrade to receive these updates. For questions about updating, users can contact their account representative or contact EDB.

Update

30 Aug 2023 - Added recommendation to Remediation to patch existing clusters

Warning:

The patch modifies the definitions of system objects inside the database, some behavioral differences may be noticeable after applying fixes. Affected users should confirm whether any of the provided fixes are likely to affect applications running against the database prior to applying them.

References

• CVSS Calculator v3.1

• EnterpriseDB

• PostgreSQL

• EDB Postgres Advanced Server

• EDB Blogs link

Acknowledgement

EnterpriseDB

Change history

• 21 August 2023: Original Copy Published
• 28 August 2023: Updated with assigned CVE number
• 30 August 2023: Updated with Remediation to patch existing clusters

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