CVE-2023-41119

Description

An issue was discovered in EnterpriseDB Postgres Advanced Server (EPAS) before 11.21.32, 12.x before 12.16.20, 13.x before 13.12.16, 14.x before 14.9.0, and 15.x before 15.4.0. It contains the function _dbms_aq_move_to_exception_queue that may be used to elevate a user's privileges to superuser. This function accepts the OID of a table, and then accesses that table as the superuser by using SELECT and DML commands.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory enterprisedb.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.enterprisedb.com/docs/security/advisories/cve202341119/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-41119?
CVE-2023-41119 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-41119?
To fix CVE-2023-41119, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-41119 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-41119 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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