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CVE-2013-1901 json

PostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.4 and 9.1.x before 9.1.9 does not properly check REPLICATION privileges, which allows remote authenticated user…

published 13y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-1897

cvss
4.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.3%
EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

PostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.4 and 9.1.x before 9.1.9 does not properly check REPLICATION privileges, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended backup restrictions by calling the (1) pg_start_backup or (2) pg_stop_backup functions.

Patch / fix

  • cfme cloudforms managementengine 5 5.2.0.37-1.el6cf
  • lshw cloudforms managementengine 5 B.02.16-4.el6cf
  • prince cloudforms managementengine 5 9.0r2-3.el6cf
  • libdnet cloudforms managementengine 5 1.12-11.el6cf
  • ruby193 cloudforms managementengine 5 1-11.el6
  • cfme-lib cloudforms managementengine 5 5.2.0.37-1.el6cf
  • lshw-gui cloudforms managementengine 5 B.02.16-4.el6cf
  • pyliblzma cloudforms managementengine 5 0.5.3-7.el6cf

red hat advisories RHEA-2013:1487

  • postgresql94 openSUSE Tumbleweed 9.4.10-1.1
  • postgresql93 openSUSE Tumbleweed 9.3.15-1.1
  • postgresql95 openSUSE Tumbleweed 9.5.4-1.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10030-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10256-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10273-1

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2013-1901 updated cvss 5.0

postgresql: Improper user privilege check for on-line backups

  • Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine 5 postgresql
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Management Engine ruby193 1-11.el6, lshw B.02.16-4.el6cf, prince 9.0r2-3.el6cf, cfme 5.2.0.37-1.el6cf, libdnet 1.12-11.el6cf, postgresql92 1-12.el6, +213 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHEA-2013:1487
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 postgresql, postgresql84 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 postgresql, postgresql-libs, postgresql-test, postgresql-pltcl, postgresql-plperl, postgresql-server, +2 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

3.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
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Sources

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