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pgAdmin Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Apr 4, 2024 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 23, 2024

Package

pip pgadmin4 (pip)

Affected versions

< 8.5

Patched versions

8.5

Description

pgAdmin <= 8.4 is affected by a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability through the validate binary path API. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server hosting PGAdmin, posing a severe risk to the database management system's integrity and the security of the underlying data.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 4, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Apr 4, 2024
Reviewed Apr 4, 2024
Last updated Apr 23, 2024

Severity

High
7.4
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses

No CWEs

CVE ID

CVE-2024-3116

GHSA ID

GHSA-27jx-ffw8-xrqv

Source code

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