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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: ALPINE-CVE-2020-25695

A flaw was found in PostgreSQL versions before 13.1, before 12.5, before 11.10, before 10.15, before 9.6.20 and before 9.5.24. An attacker having permission to create non-temporary objects in at least one schema can execute arbitrary SQL functions under the identity of a superuser. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Products
postgresql, postgresql14, postgresql15
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
11.10-r0, 12.5-r0
CVEs
CVE-2020-25695
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 12:08 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

ALPINE-CVE-2020-25695

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Nov 2020, 01:15 UTC

A flaw was found in PostgreSQL versions before 13.1, before 12.5, before 11.10, before 10.15, before 9.6.20 and before 9.5.24. An attacker having permission to create non-temporary objects in at least one schema can execute arbitrary SQL functions under the identity of a superuser. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

osv:ALPINE-CVE-2020-25695

postgresql

Fixed versions: 11.10-r0

postgresql

Fixed versions: 12.5-r0

postgresql

Fixed versions: 12.5-r0

postgresql

Fixed versions: 12.5-r0

postgresql

Fixed versions: 12.5-r0

postgresql

Fixed versions: 11.10-r0

postgresql14

Fixed versions: 12.5-r0

postgresql14

Fixed versions: 12.5-r0

postgresql14

Fixed versions: 12.5-r0

postgresql14

Fixed versions: 12.5-r0

postgresql15

Fixed versions: 12.5-r0

postgresql15

Fixed versions: 12.5-r0

postgresql15

Fixed versions: 12.5-r0

postgresql15

Fixed versions: 12.5-r0

Complete source record
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