CVE-2023-41117
An issue was discovered in EnterpriseDB Postgres Advanced Server (EPAS) before 11.21.32, 12.x before 12.16.20, 13.x before 13.12.16, 14.x before 14.9.0, and 15.x before 15.4.0. It contain packages, standalone packages, and functions that run SECURITY DEFINER but are inadequately secured against search_path attacks.
Vulnerability Summary
CVSS v3 Score
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)
This vulnerability has a 0.08% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 23% of all scored CVEs.
CWE Classification
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Same Weakness Type(CWE-427)
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