CVE-2026-107314

pgjdbc does not enforce requireAuth when the value excludes every authentication method

Published Oct 7, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
pgjdbc, the PostgreSQL JDBC Driver, versions 42.7.11 through 42.7.13 enforce no restriction when the requireAuth connection property excludes all six authentication methods the driver knows, for example requireAuth=!password,!md5,!gss,!sspi,!scram-sha-256,!none. The driver then accepts any method the server asks for, including cleartext password authentication. A value without a method in it, such as requireAuth=, (a single comma), is affected the same way. An attacker positioned between the application and its server can ask for cleartext password authentication and receive the database password. A positive list such as requireAuth=scram-sha-256, and a partial exclusion such as requireAuth=!password,!md5, are enforced correctly. The property has no default value, so a deployment that does not set it is not affected. 42.7.14 fixes the problem: such a connection is refused with SQLState 08004, and a value without a method in it is rejected as invalid.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to pgjdbc 42.7.14 or later, and replace a requireAuth value that excludes every method or names none with a positive list of the methods the server uses.


Vendor Workaround

Replace the requireAuth value with a positive list of the methods the server uses, for example requireAuth=scram-sha-256; a positive list is enforced correctly on every affected version. A deployment that uses SCRAM over TLS can also set channelBinding=require, which refuses every authentication request other than SCRAM. Verifying the server certificate with sslmode=verify-full against a trusted CA prevents an attacker from presenting a substitute server.

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Pgjdbc
Pgjdbc pgjdbc
Vendors & Products Pgjdbc
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Description pgjdbc, the PostgreSQL JDBC Driver, versions 42.7.11 through 42.7.13 enforce no restriction when the requireAuth connection property excludes all six authentication methods the driver knows, for example requireAuth=!password,!md5,!gss,!sspi,!scram-sha-256,!none. The driver then accepts any method the server asks for, including cleartext password authentication. A value without a method in it, such as requireAuth=, (a single comma), is affected the same way. An attacker positioned between the application and its server can ask for cleartext password authentication and receive the database password. A positive list such as requireAuth=scram-sha-256, and a partial exclusion such as requireAuth=!password,!md5, are enforced correctly. The property has no default value, so a deployment that does not set it is not affected. 42.7.14 fixes the problem: such a connection is refused with SQLState 08004, and a value without a method in it is rejected as invalid.
Title pgjdbc does not enforce requireAuth when the value excludes every authentication method
Weaknesses CWE-636
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
PostgreSQL
Published
Updated
Oct 8, 2026, 2:47 PM
Reserved
Oct 7, 2026, 4:53 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 7, 2026, 11:17 PM
Modified
Oct 8, 2026, 8:49 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 7, 2026, 11:03 PM