GHSA-8WJ8-CFXR-9374
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-11-13 22:22 – Updated: 2025-11-13 22:22
VLAI
Summary
AWS Advanced NodeJS Wrapper: Privilege Escalation in Aurora PostgreSQL instance
Details
Description of Vulnerability:
An issue in AWS Wrappers for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL may allow for privilege escalation to rds_superuser role. A low privilege authenticated user can create a crafted function that could be executed with permissions of other Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) users.
AWS recommends that customers upgrade to the following version: AWS NodeJS Wrapper to v2.0.1.
Source of Vulnerability Report:
Allistair Ishmael Hakim allistair.hakim@gmail.com
Affected products & versions:
AWS NodeJS Wrapper < 2.0.1.
Platforms:
MacOS/Windows/Linux
Severity
8.0 (High)
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "npm",
"name": "aws-advanced-nodejs-wrapper"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.0.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-470"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2025-11-13T22:22:37Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "### Description of Vulnerability: \nAn issue in AWS Wrappers for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL may allow for privilege escalation to rds_superuser role. A low privilege authenticated user can create a crafted function that could be executed with permissions of other Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) users.\n\nAWS recommends that customers upgrade to the following version: AWS NodeJS Wrapper to v2.0.1.\n\n\n### Source of Vulnerability Report:\nAllistair Ishmael Hakim [allistair.hakim@gmail.com](mailto:allistair.hakim@gmail.com)\n\n\n### Affected products \u0026 versions: \nAWS NodeJS Wrapper \u003c 2.0.1.\n\n\n### Platforms: \nMacOS/Windows/Linux",
"id": "GHSA-8wj8-cfxr-9374",
"modified": "2025-11-13T22:22:37Z",
"published": "2025-11-13T22:22:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-nodejs-wrapper/security/advisories/GHSA-8wj8-cfxr-9374"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-nodejs-wrapper/pull/574"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-nodejs-wrapper"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-nodejs-wrapper/releases/tag/2.0.1"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "AWS Advanced NodeJS Wrapper: Privilege Escalation in Aurora PostgreSQL instance"
}
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