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GHSA-7wq2-32h4-9hc9 json

AWS Advanced Go Wrapper: Privilege Escalation in Aurora PostgreSQL Instance

published last yr. modified 6mo ago also GO-2025-4119

cvss
8.0
version 3.1, GitHub
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
—
no score, EPSS covers CVEs only
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

### Description of Vulnerability: An issue in AWS Wrappers for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL may allow for privilege escalation to rds_superuser role. A low privilege authenticated user can create a crafted function that could be executed with permissions of other Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) users.

We recommend customers upgrade to the following versions: AWS Go Wrapper to 2025-10-17

### Source of Vulnerability Report: Allistair Ishmael Hakim [allistair.hakim@gmail.com](mailto:allistair.hakim@gmail.com)

### Affected products & versions: AWS Go Wrapper < 2025-10-17

### Platforms: MacOS/Windows/Linux

Patch / fix

  • go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/awssql 1.1.1
  • go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/auth-helpers 1.0.2
  • go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/aws-secrets-manager 1.0.2
  • go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/federated-auth 1.0.2
  • go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/iam 1.0.2
  • go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/mysql-driver 1.0.2
  • go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/okta 1.0.2
  • go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/otlp 1.0.2
  • go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/pgx-driver 1.0.2
  • go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/xray 1.0.2

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CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
GitHub 3.1 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/awssql
<1.1.1
1.1.1
go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/auth-helpers
<1.0.2
1.0.2
go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/aws-secrets-manager
<1.0.2
1.0.2
go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/federated-auth
<1.0.2
1.0.2
go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/iam
<1.0.2
1.0.2
go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/mysql-driver
<1.0.2
1.0.2
go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/okta
<1.0.2
1.0.2
go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/otlp
<1.0.2
1.0.2
go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/pgx-driver
<1.0.2
1.0.2
go github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/xray
<1.0.2
1.0.2

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-470 Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code

References

Sources

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