Vulnerability CVE-2021-38140
Published: 2021-08-10

Description:
The set_user extension module before 2.0.1 for PostgreSQL allows a potential privilege escalation using RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION after set_user().

Type:

CWE-269

 (Improper Privilege Management)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.5/10
6.4/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Set user project -> Set user 

 References:
https://github.com/pgaudit/set_user/releases/tag/REL2_0_1
https://github.com/pgaudit/set_user/compare/REL2_0_0...REL2_0_1
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