CVE-2021-23214 (GCVE-0-2021-23214)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-04 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:05
VLAI
Summary
When the server is configured to use trust authentication with a clientcert requirement or to use cert authentication, a man-in-the-middle attacker can inject arbitrary SQL queries when a connection is first established, despite the use of SSL certificate verification and encryption.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-89 - - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a postgresql Affected: Affects v9.6 to v14
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