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CVE-2000-1199

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-08-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

PostgreSQL stores usernames and passwords in plaintext in (1) pg_shadow and (2) pg_pwd, which allows attackers with sufficient privileges to gain access to databases.

Affected products

• PostgreSQL: 6.3.2, 6.5.3

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=95659987018649&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1139
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4364
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=95659987018649&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1139
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4364

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