CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 6.5
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: postgresql 8.2 before 8.2.6, 8.1 before 8.1.11, 8.0 before 8.0.15, 7.4 before 7.4.19, and 7.3 before 7.3.21 uses superuser privileges instead of table owner privileges for (1) vacuum and (2) analyze operations within index functions, and supports (3) set role and (4) set session authorization within index functions, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges.
Access Authentication: SINGLE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2008-01-09
Last Modified Date: 2018-10-15