CVE-2024-10979

PostgreSQL PL/Perl environment variable changes execute arbitrary code

State: Published
Severity: 8.8 High
Published: Nov 14, 2024
Updated: Nov 3, 2025
Reserved: Nov 7, 2024

Description

Incorrect control of environment variables in PostgreSQL PL/Perl allows an unprivileged database user to change sensitive process environment variables (e.g. PATH). That often suffices to enable arbitrary code execution, even if the attacker lacks a database server operating system user. Versions before PostgreSQL 17.1, 16.5, 15.9, 14.14, 13.17, and 12.21 are affected.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	8.8 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	PostgreSQL

Weaknesses

CWE-15 External Control of System or Configuration Setting

Affected Products

Product	Versions
PostgreSQLn/a	17 to before 17.1Affected 16 to before 16.5Affected 15 to before 15.9Affected 14 to before 14.14Affected 13 to before 13.17Affected before 12.21Affected

References

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