Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-16082 · published 7 June 2018
CVE-2017-16082: Node-postgres pg code injection vulnerability
Node Postgres · Pg
A remote code execution vulnerability was found within the pg module when the remote database or query specifies a specially crafted column name. There are 2 likely scenarios in which one would likely be vulnerable. 1) Executing unsafe, user-supplied sql which contains a malicious column name. 2) Connecting to an untrusted database and executing a query which returns results where any of the column names are malicious.
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability was found within the pg module when the remote database or query specifies a specially crafted column name. There are 2 likely scenarios in which one would likely be vulnerable. 1) Executing unsafe, user-supplied sql which contains a malicious column name. 2) Connecting to an untrusted database and executing a query which returns results where any of the column names are malicious.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://node-postgres.com/announcements#2017-08-12-code-execution-vulnerability | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
| https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/521 | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
| https://node-postgres.com/announcements#2017-08-12-code-execution-vulnerability | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
| https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/521 | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-16082), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
