CVE-2024-3116
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability through the validate binary path API in pgAdmin 4
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.4 High
- Published
- Apr 4, 2024
- Updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Reserved
- Mar 30, 2024
Description
pgAdmin <= 8.4 is affected by a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability through the validate binary path API. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server hosting PGAdmin, posing a severe risk to the database management system's integrity and the security of the underlying data.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.4 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L | PostgreSQL |
Weaknesses
- CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
pgAdmin 4pgadmin.org |
|
References
- https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/7326issue-tracking
- https://gist.github.com/aelmokhtar/689a8be7e3bd535ec01992d8ec7b2b98mitigation
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GIF5T34JTTYRGIN5YPT366BDFG6452A2/
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-pgadmin-cve-2024-3116
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