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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-7547 · published 16 August 2017

CVE-2017-7547: Postgresql insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability

Postgresql · Postgresql

PostgreSQL versions before 9.2.22, 9.3.18, 9.4.13, 9.5.8 and 9.6.4 are vulnerable to authorization flaw allowing remote authenticated attackers to retrieve passwords from the user mappings defined by the foreign server owners without actually having the privileges to do so.

8.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 5.6% · top 7.4% CWE-522 · Insufficiently protected credentials
8.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.0
5.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
18References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

PostgreSQL versions before 9.2.22, 9.3.18, 9.4.13, 9.5.8 and 9.6.4 are vulnerable to authorization flaw allowing remote authenticated attackers to retrieve passwords from the user mappings defined by the foreign server owners without actually having the privileges to do so.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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

LinkTags
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3935
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3936
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100275 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039142 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2677
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2678
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2728
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1772/ MitigationVendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3935
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3936
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100275 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039142 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2677
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2678
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2728
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1772/ MitigationVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-7547), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.