# CVE-2020-14350: It was found that some PostgreSQL extensions did not use search\_path safely in their installation script.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-08-24 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a PostgreSQL: version range not reported

## Description

It was found that some PostgreSQL extensions did not use search_path safely in their installation script. An attacker with sufficient privileges could use this flaw to trick an administrator into executing a specially crafted script, during the installation or update of such extension. This affects PostgreSQL versions before 12.4, before 11.9, before 10.14, before 9.6.19, and before 9.5.23.

## What to do

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## Related

- Browse: [PostgreSQL](https://cve.now/tech/postgresql.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00043.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00049.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00050.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1865746
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00028.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-13
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4472-1/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00008.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200918-0002/

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