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CVE-2009-3230

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 2.8%EU EUVD

The core server component in PostgreSQL 8.4 before 8.4.1, 8.3 before 8.3.8, 8.2 before 8.2.14, 8.1 before 8.1.18, 8.0 before 8.0.22, and 7.4 before 7.4.26 does not use the appropriate privileges for the (1) RESET ROLE and (2) RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION operations, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges. NOTE: this is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-6600.

Key facts

CVSS score
6.5 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-264
EPSS score
2.8% (87th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2009-3213)
Published
September 17, 2009
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3213 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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