CVE-2019-9193
Published: 01 April 2019
** DISPUTED ** In PostgreSQL 9.3 through 11.2, the "COPY TO/FROM PROGRAM" function allows superusers and users in the 'pg_execute_server_program' group to execute arbitrary code in the context of the database's operating system user. This functionality is enabled by default and can be abused to run arbitrary operating system commands on Windows, Linux, and macOS. NOTE: Third parties claim/state this is not an issue because PostgreSQL functionality for ‘COPY TO/FROM PROGRAM’ is acting as intended. References state that in PostgreSQL, a superuser can execute commands as the server user without using the ‘COPY FROM PROGRAM’.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 7.2
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
postgresql-10 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
postgresql-11 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
postgresql-9.1 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
|
|
|
postgresql-9.3 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Not vulnerable
|
|
|
postgresql-9.5 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | upstream doesn't consider this to be a security issue. Marking as not-affected |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-9193
- https://medium.com/greenwolf-security/authenticated-arbitrary-command-execution-on-postgresql-9-3-latest-cd18945914d5
- https://paquier.xyz/postgresql-2/postgres-9-3-feature-highlight-copy-tofrom-program/
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1935/
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian