# CVE-2021-33204: In the pg\_partman (aka PG Partition Manager) extension before 4.5.1 for PostgreSQL, arbitrary code execution can be achieved via SECURITY DE

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-05-19 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In the pg_partman (aka PG Partition Manager) extension before 4.5.1 for PostgreSQL, arbitrary code execution can be achieved via SECURITY DEFINER functions because an explicit search_path is not set.

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## References

- https://github.com/pgpartman/pg_partman/commit/0b6565ad378c358f8a6cd1d48ddc482eb7f854d3
- https://github.com/pgpartman/pg_partman/compare/v4.5.0...v4.5.1
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210625-0006/

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