CVE-2021-23214
mediumpriority · track · 33OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.019 · 80 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
When the server is configured to use trust authentication with a clientcert requirement or to use cert authentication, a man-in-the-middle attacker can inject arbitrary SQL queries when a connection is first established, despite the use of SSL certificate verification and encryption.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.1–8.1
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affected products (70)
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advisories (3)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-0031PostgreSQL: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2021-11-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in PostgreSQL ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen und Informationen offenzulegen.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-2471IBM Spectrum Protect Plus: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-01-31csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM Spectrum Protect ausnutzen, um Daten zu manipulieren, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen und beliebigen Code auszuführen.
- BIT-postgresql-2021-232142024-03-06vendor · osvUS
When the server is configured to use trust authentication with a clientcert requirement or to use cert authentication, a man-in-the-middle attacker can inject arbitrary SQL queries when a connection is first established, despite the use of SSL certificate verification and encryption.
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references (43)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-23214cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2022666cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-23214/cnnvd
- https://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git;a=commit;h=28e24125541545483093819efae9bca603441951cnnvd
- https://github.com/postgres/postgres/commit/28e24125541545483093819efae9bca603441951cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23214cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164958/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-5145-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165342/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2021-5179-02.htmlcnnvd
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