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Critical · 9.8 Public exploit CVE-2017-16082 EUVD-2018-0331GHSA-wc9v-mj63-m9g5

Remote Code Execution in pg

Published Jun 7, 2018 · Updated Sep 17, 2024 · Assigned by hackerone

Vendor: HackerOne Product: pg node module Package: node-postgres Package: node-postgres Package: pg Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: npm Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability was found within the pg module when the remote database or query specifies a specially crafted column name. There are 2 likely scenarios in which one would likely be vulnerable. 1) Executing unsafe, user-supplied sql which contains a malicious column name. 2) Connecting to an untrusted database and executing a query which returns results where any of the column names are malicious.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
HackerOne pg node module < 2.11.2 || >= 3.0.0 < 3.6.4 || >= 4.0.0 < 4.5.7 || >= 5.0.0 < 5.2.1 || >= 6.0.0 < 6.0.5 || >= 6.1.0 < 6.1.6 || >= 6.2.0 < 6.2.5 || >= 6.3.0 < 6.3.3 || >= 6.4.0 < 6.4.2 || >= 7.0.0 < 7.0.2 || >= 7.1.0 < 7.1.2 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 node-postgres 7.7.1-1 —
Debian 13 node-postgres 7.7.1-1 —
Debian 12 node-postgres 7.7.1-1 —

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS node-postgres No fix yet —

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

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GitHub 1 repository

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm pg < 2.11.2 2.11.2 GHSA-wc9v-mj63-m9g5
npm pg >= 3.0.0, < 3.6.4 3.6.4 GHSA-wc9v-mj63-m9g5
npm pg >= 4.0.0, < 4.5.7 4.5.7 GHSA-wc9v-mj63-m9g5
npm pg >= 5.0.0, < 5.2.1 5.2.1 GHSA-wc9v-mj63-m9g5
npm pg >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.5 6.0.5 GHSA-wc9v-mj63-m9g5
npm pg >= 6.1.0, < 6.1.6 6.1.6 GHSA-wc9v-mj63-m9g5
npm pg >= 6.2.0, < 6.2.5 6.2.5 GHSA-wc9v-mj63-m9g5
npm pg >= 6.3.0, < 6.3.3 6.3.3 GHSA-wc9v-mj63-m9g5
npm pg >= 6.4.0, < 6.4.2 6.4.2 GHSA-wc9v-mj63-m9g5
npm pg >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.2 7.0.2 GHSA-wc9v-mj63-m9g5
npm pg >= 7.1.0, < 7.1.2 7.1.2 GHSA-wc9v-mj63-m9g5

References