CVE-2024-10979
PostgreSQL PL/Perl environment variable changes execute arbitrary code
HIGH 8.8
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 4.39 % · percentile 91 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- PostgreSQL
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Incorrect control of environment variables in PostgreSQL PL/Perl allows an unprivileged database user to change sensitive process environment variables (e.g. PATH). That often suffices to enable arbitrary code execution, even if the attacker lacks a database server operating system user. Versions before PostgreSQL 17.1, 16.5, 15.9, 14.14, 13.17, and 12.21 are affected.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-15 — External Control of System or Configuration Setting
- CWE-610 — Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | PostgreSQL |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007 (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-33389
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-10979
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0109 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-1036 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0580 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans VMware Tanzu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0524 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans VMware Tanzu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0401 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Juniper Networks Secure Analytics · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0106 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0987 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans PostgreSQL · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 12.0 < 12.21cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 13.0 < 13.17cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 14.0 < 14.14cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 15.0 < 15.9cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 16.0 < 16.5cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 17.0 < 17.1
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | affected 17 < 17.1 ; affected 16 < 16.5 ; affected 15 < 15.9 ; affected 14 < 14.14 ; affected 13 < 13.17 ; affected 0 < 12.21 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |