CVE-2020-14349

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-08-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

It was found that PostgreSQL versions before 12.4, before 11.9 and before 10.14 did not properly sanitize the search_path during logical replication. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw in an attack similar to CVE-2018-1058, in order to execute arbitrary SQL command in the context of the user used for replication.

Affected products

openSUSE Leap: 15.1, 15.2
PostgreSQL: from 10.0 before 10.14; from 11.0 before 11.9; from 12.0 before 12.4 — fixed in 10.14, 11.9, 12.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: PostgreSQL 10.14, 11.9, 12.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00044.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00049.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00050.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00008.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1865744
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-13
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200918-0002/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4472-1/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00044.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00049.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00050.html

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