A flaw was found in PostgreSQL versions before 13.1, before 12.5, before 11.10, before 10.15, before 9.6.20 and before 9.5.24. If a client application that creates additional database connections only reuses the basic connection parameters while dropping security-relevant parameters, an opportunity for a man-in-the-middle attack, or the ability to observe clear-text transmissions, could exist. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
CVE-2020-25694
Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-02-15. NVD baseline CVSS 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 8.1
- EG Score
- 8.1(medium)
- EG Risk
- 42(Track)EG Risk 42/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity81% × 45%Exploitation2% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 2%
- EPSS %ILE
- 75%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
November 16, 2020
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (10)
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1894423
- secalert@redhathttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00005.html
- secalert@redhathttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-07
- secalert@redhathttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201202-0003/
- secalert@redhathttps://www.postgresql.org/support/security/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1894423
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00005.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-07
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201202-0003/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-25694(16)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2021:0167Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: postgresql:9.6 security update
- RHSA-2021:0166Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: postgresql:10 security update
- RHSA-2021:0165Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: libpq security update
- RHSA-2021:0164Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: postgresql:9.6 security update
- RHSA-2021:0161Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: postgresql:10 security update
- RHSA-2021:0163Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: postgresql:12 security update
- RHSA-2021:0057Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: libpq security update
- RHSA-2020:5664Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: postgresql:10 security update
- +8 more
Patch Availability(18)
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(16 across 14 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.17(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql14 | — | 12.5-r0 | — |
| postgresql15 | — | 12.5-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.18(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql14 | — | 12.5-r0 | — |
| postgresql15 | — | 12.5-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.10(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql | — | 11.10-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql | — | 12.5-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql | — | 12.5-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql | — | 12.5-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql | — | 12.5-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.15(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql14 | — | 12.5-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.16(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql14 | — | 12.5-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.19(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql15 | — | 12.5-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.20(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql15 | — | 12.5-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.9(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql | — | 11.10-r0 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql-13 | — | 13.1-1 | — |
Debian:9(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql-9.6 | 9.6.10-0+deb9u1 ... 9.6.9-0+deb9u1 (20 versions) | 9.6.20-0+deb9u1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(3)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2020-256942020-11-20
A flaw was found in PostgreSQL versions before 13.1 before 12.5 before 11.10 before 10.15 before 9.6.20 and before 9.5.24. If a client application that creates additional database connections only reuses the basic connection parameters while dropping security-relevant parameters an opportunity for a man-in-the-middle attack or the ability to observe clear-text transmissions could exist. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
- Red HatRHSA-2021:1512IMPORTANT2020-11-12
RHSA-2021:1512 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-4633-1MEDIUM
PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
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