CVE-2025-2291
PgBouncer default auth_query does not take Postgres password expiry into account
HIGH 8.1
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.37 % · percentile 31 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- PostgreSQL
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Password can be used past expiry in PgBouncer due to auth_query not taking into account Postgres its VALID UNTIL value, which allows an attacker to log in with an already expired password
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | PostgreSQL |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007 (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-11379
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-2291
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0339 — Vulnérabilité dans PostgreSQL PgBouncer · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:pgbouncer:pgbouncer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 1.24.1cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| PgBouncer | affected 0 < 1.24.1 |
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 |