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CVE-2023-39417

CVE-2023-39417HIGH

Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.2 — Postgresql: extension script @substitutions@ within quoting allow sql injection

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    8.8   .0168   76.1     —

AFFECTED
  Product                                                         Versions     Fixed
  Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.2                           unspecified  4.2.4-6
  Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.2                           unspecified  4.2.4-6
  Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.2                           unspecified  4.2.4-7
  Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.2                           unspecified  4.2.4-6
  Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.2                           unspecified  4.2.4-7
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8                                      unspecified  8090020231114113712.a75119d5
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8                                      unspecified  8090020231128173330.a75119d5
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8                                      unspecified  8090020231114113548.a75119d5
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support            unspecified  8020020231128165246.4cda2c84
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service  unspecified  8020020231128165246.4cda2c84
  + 33 more

TIMELINE
  Aug 1   Reserved by redhat
  Aug 11  Published (CNA: redhat)
  Sep 30  RESCORED — CVE-2023-39417 (Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.2). CVSS 7.5 → 8.8 (NVD).

CWE-89 · CNA: redhat · CVSS v3.1 · 29 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

IN THE EXTENSION SCRIPT, a SQL Injection vulnerability was found in PostgreSQL if it uses @extowner@, @extschema@, or @extschema:...@ inside a quoting construct (dollar quoting, '', or ""). If an administrator has installed files of a vulnerable, trusted, non-bundled extension, an attacker with database-level CREATE privilege can execute arbitrary code as the bootstrap superuser.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
August 1, 2023	Reserved	Reserved by redhat
August 11, 2023	Published	Published (CNA: redhat)
September 30, 2026	RESCORED	RESCORED — CVE-2023-39417 (Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.2). CVSS 7.5 → 8.8 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 43 rows
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Red Hat	Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.2	—	—	4.2.4-6
Red Hat	Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.2	—	—	4.2.4-6
Red Hat	Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.2	—	—	4.2.4-7
Red Hat	Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.2	—	—	4.2.4-6
Red Hat	Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.2	—	—	4.2.4-7
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	—	—	8090020231114113712.a75119d5
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	—	—	8090020231128173330.a75119d5
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	—	—	8090020231114113548.a75119d5
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support	—	—	8020020231128165246.4cda2c84
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service	—	—	8020020231128165246.4cda2c84
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions	—	—	8020020231128165246.4cda2c84
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support	—	—	8040020231127153301.522a0ee4
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support	—	—	8040020231127154806.522a0ee4
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service	—	—	8040020231127153301.522a0ee4
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service	—	—	8040020231127154806.522a0ee4
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions	—	—	8040020231127153301.522a0ee4
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions	—	—	8040020231127154806.522a0ee4
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support	—	—	8060020231114115246.ad008a3a
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support	—	—	8060020231128165328.ad008a3a
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support	—	—	8080020231114105206.63b34585
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support	—	—	8080020231128165335.63b34585
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support	—	—	8080020231113134015.63b34585
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	—	—	0:13.13-1.el9_3
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	—	—	9030020231120082734.rhel9
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support	—	—	0:13.13-1.el9_0
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support	—	—	0:13.13-1.el9_2
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support	—	—	9020020231115020618.rhel9
Red Hat	Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	—	—	0:12.17-1.el7
Red Hat	Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	—	—	0:13.13-1.el7
Red Hat	RHACS-3.74-RHEL-8	—	—	3.74.8-9
Red Hat	RHACS-3.74-RHEL-8	—	—	3.74.8-9
Red Hat	RHACS-3.74-RHEL-8	—	—	3.74.8-7
Red Hat	RHACS-3.74-RHEL-8	—	—	3.74.8-9
Red Hat	RHACS-3.74-RHEL-8	—	—	3.74.8-9
Red Hat	RHACS-4.1-RHEL-8	—	—	4.1.6-6
Red Hat	RHACS-4.1-RHEL-8	—	—	4.1.6-6
Red Hat	RHACS-4.1-RHEL-8	—	—	4.1.6-6
Red Hat	RHACS-4.1-RHEL-8	—	—	4.1.6-6
Red Hat	RHACS-4.1-RHEL-8	—	—	4.1.6-6
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	—	—	—
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	—	—	—
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	—	—	—
Red Hat	Red Hat Software Collections	—	—	—

Weaknesses

CWE-89

References (29)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7545 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7579 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7580 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7581 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7616 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7656 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7666 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7667 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7694 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7695 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7714 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7770 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7772 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7784 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7785 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7883 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7884 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7885 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0304 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0332 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0337 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-39417 [Third Party Advisory]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2228111 [Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00003.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/09/msg00039.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230915-0002/
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5553
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5554
https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2023-39417 [Vendor Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2023-39417 at cve.org

Vendors: red hat

Weaknesses: CWE-89

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