CVE-2021-3393
lowpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.012 · 68 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
An information leak was discovered in postgresql in versions before 13.2, before 12.6 and before 11.11. A user having UPDATE permission but not SELECT permission to a particular column could craft queries which, under some circumstances, might disclose values from that column in error messages. An attacker could use this flaw to obtain information stored in a column they are allowed to write but not read.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.1–4.3
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affected products (28)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-2464PostgreSQL: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2021-02-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in PostgreSQL ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen oder Informationen offenzulegen.
- BIT-postgresql-2021-33932024-03-06vendor · osvUS
An information leak was discovered in postgresql in versions before 13.2, before 12.6 and before 11.11. A user having UPDATE permission but not SELECT permission to a particular column could craft queries which, under some circumstances, might disclose values from that column in error messages. An attacker could use this flaw to obtain information stored in a column they are allowed to write but not read.
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references (27)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-3393cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1924005cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3393cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161409/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4735-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162809/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-202105-32.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163072/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2021-2372-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163111/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2021-2389-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-32cnnvd
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