It was found that some PostgreSQL extensions did not use search_path safely in their installation script. An attacker with sufficient privileges could use this flaw to trick an administrator into executing a specially crafted script, during the installation or update of such extension. This affects PostgreSQL versions before 12.4, before 11.9, before 10.14, before 9.6.19, and before 9.5.23.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2331-1 posgresql-9.6 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-6494 It was found that some PostgreSQL extensions did not use search_path safely in their installation script. An attacker with sufficient privileges could use this flaw to trick an administrator into executing a specially crafted script, during the installation or update of such extension. This affects PostgreSQL versions before 12.4, before 11.9, before 10.14, before 9.6.19, and before 9.5.23.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4472-1 PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
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Solution

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Workaround

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History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00031}

epss

{'score': 0.00032}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T12:39:36.524Z

Reserved: 2020-06-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-14350

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-08-24T13:15:10.967

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:03:04.240

Link: CVE-2020-14350

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2020-08-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-14350 - Bugzilla

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