CVE-2014-0060

postgresql: SET ROLE without ADMIN OPTION allows adding and removing group members

Published Mar 28, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 4.0 Medium EPSS 4.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
PostgreSQL before 8.4.20, 9.0.x before 9.0.16, 9.1.x before 9.1.12, 9.2.x before 9.2.7, and 9.3.x before 9.3.3 does not properly enforce the ADMIN OPTION restriction, which allows remote authenticated members of a role to add or remove arbitrary users to that role by calling the SET ROLE command before the associated GRANT command.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2864-1 postgresql-8.4 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2865-1 postgresql-9.1 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-0153 PostgreSQL before 8.4.20, 9.0.x before 9.0.16, 9.1.x before 9.1.12, 9.2.x before 9.2.7, and 9.3.x before 9.3.3 does not properly enforce the ADMIN OPTION restriction, which allows remote authenticated members of a role to add or remove arbitrary users to that role by calling the SET ROLE command before the associated GRANT command.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2120-1 PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:05 AM
Reserved
Dec 3, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 31, 2014, 2:58 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:02 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 17, 2014, 12:00 AM