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Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Feb 10, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated May 15, 2024

Package

maven org.postgresql:postgresql (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 9.4.1212.jre6, < 42.2.13

Patched versions

42.2.13

Description

PostgreSQL JDBC Driver (aka PgJDBC) before 42.2.13 allows XXE.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jun 4, 2020
Reviewed Apr 14, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Feb 10, 2022
Last updated May 15, 2024

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H

EPSS score

1.629%
(88th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2020-13692

GHSA ID

GHSA-88cc-g835-76rp

Source code

No known source code

Credits

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