CVE-2012-0866

postgresql: Absent permission checks on trigger function to be called when creating a trigger

Published Jul 18, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 3.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
CREATE TRIGGER in PostgreSQL 8.3.x before 8.3.18, 8.4.x before 8.4.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.7, and 9.1.x before 9.1.3 does not properly check the execute permission for trigger functions marked SECURITY DEFINER, which allows remote authenticated users to execute otherwise restricted triggers on arbitrary data by installing the trigger on an attacker-owned table.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2418-1 postgresql-8.4 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-0891 CREATE TRIGGER in PostgreSQL 8.3.x before 8.3.18, 8.4.x before 8.4.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.7, and 9.1.x before 9.1.3 does not properly check the execute permission for trigger functions marked SECURITY DEFINER, which allows remote authenticated users to execute otherwise restricted triggers on arbitrary data by installing the trigger on an attacker-owned table.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1378-1 PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 6:38 PM
Reserved
Jan 19, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 18, 2012, 11:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:38 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 27, 2012, 12:00 AM