Summary
Greenplum Database used an unsafe methods to extract tar files within GPPKGs. It is vulnerable to path traversal leading to arbitrary file writes. An attacker can use this vulnerability to overwrite data or system files potentially leading to crash or malfunction of the system.
CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)
CVSS score: 6.5 (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H)
Impact
Greenplum Database versions older then 6.23.2 are vulnerable.
Mitigation
All users are requested to upgrade to Greenplum Database version 6.23.2 or higher
Credits
Thanks to Sim4n6 for reporting this issue to us.
Summary
Greenplum Database used an unsafe methods to extract tar files within GPPKGs. It is vulnerable to path traversal leading to arbitrary file writes. An attacker can use this vulnerability to overwrite data or system files potentially leading to crash or malfunction of the system.
CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)
CVSS score: 6.5 (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H)
Impact
Greenplum Database versions older then 6.23.2 are vulnerable.
Mitigation
All users are requested to upgrade to Greenplum Database version 6.23.2 or higher
Credits
Thanks to Sim4n6 for reporting this issue to us.