CVE-2023-41117 (GCVE-0-2023-41117)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-12 00:00 – Updated: 2025-05-27 14:38
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Summary
An issue was discovered in EnterpriseDB Postgres Advanced Server (EPAS) before 11.21.32, 12.x before 12.16.20, 13.x before 13.12.16, 14.x before 14.9.0, and 15.x before 15.4.0. It contain packages, standalone packages, and functions that run SECURITY DEFINER but are inadequately secured against search_path attacks.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N
CWE
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