# CVE-2018-1058: A flaw was found in the way Postgresql allowed a user to modify the behavior of a query for other users.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2018-03-02 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- The PostgreSQL Global Development Group postgresql: 9.3 - 10

## Description

A flaw was found in the way Postgresql allowed a user to modify the behavior of a query for other users. An attacker with a user account could use this flaw to execute code with the permissions of superuser in the database. Versions 9.3 through 10 are affected.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1547044
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3589-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103221
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1834/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2511
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2566
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3816
- https://github.com/ccchme/CVE-2018-1058
- https://github.com/mthamil107/DB_Audit_Research

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