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CVE-2023-2454

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: June 9, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:52 AM UTC
4 products affected across 3 vendorsFedoraEnterprise LinuxPostgreSQL

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

schema_element defeats protective search_path changes; It was found that certain database calls in PostgreSQL could permit an authed attacker with elevated database-level privileges to execute arbitrary code.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Fedora· Fedora Projectrpm
95%
38
PostgreSQL· PostgreSQL
95%
11.0 ≤ v < 11.2012.0 ≤ v < 12.1513.0 ≤ v < 13.1114.0 ≤ v < 14.815.0 ≤ v < 15.311.2012.1513.1114.815.3
Affected range stops below 11.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 12.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 13.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Enterprise Linux· Red Hatrpm
95%
8.09.0
Software Collections· Red Hatrpm
95%
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2454
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230706-0006/
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2023-2454/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.2HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20NVD-CWE-noinfo

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