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CVE-2010-1169

PostgreSQL 7.4 before 7.4.29, 8.0 before 8.0.25, 8.1 before 8.1.21, 8.2 before 8.2.17, 8.3 before 8.3.11, 8.4 before 8.4.4, and 9.0 Beta before 9.0 Beta 2 does not properly restrict PL/perl procedures, which allows remote authenticated users, with database-creation privileges, to execute arbitrary Perl code via a crafted script, related to the Safe module (aka Safe.pm) for Perl. NOTE: some…

Severity
High 8.5
Published
19 May 2010
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
16 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
4.1% in the next 30 daysHigher than 90% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Code injection (CWE-94)
Attack
Over the network · Needs a login
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Sources
NVD

Description

PostgreSQL 7.4 before 7.4.29, 8.0 before 8.0.25, 8.1 before 8.1.21, 8.2 before 8.2.17, 8.3 before 8.3.11, 8.4 before 8.4.4, and 9.0 Beta before 9.0 Beta 2 does not properly restrict PL/perl procedures, which allows remote authenticated users, with database-creation privileges, to execute arbitrary Perl code via a crafted script, related to the Safe module (aka Safe.pm) for Perl. NOTE: some sources report that this issue is the same as CVE-2010-1447.

From NVD.

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
PostgreSQLServers and applications · cpe:a:postgresql:postgresql
  • Version 9.0.0-beta1
  • Version 8.4.3
  • Version 8.4.2
  • Version 8.4.1
All 108 release lines
  • Version 7.4
  • Version 7.4.1
  • Version 7.4.2
  • Version 7.4.3
  • Version 7.4.4
  • Version 7.4.5
  • Version 7.4.6
  • Version 7.4.7
  • Version 7.4.8
  • Version 7.4.9
  • Version 7.4.10
  • Version 7.4.11
  • Version 7.4.12
  • Version 7.4.13
  • Version 7.4.14
  • Version 7.4.15
  • Version 7.4.16
  • Version 7.4.17
  • Version 7.4.18
  • Version 7.4.19
  • Version 7.4.20
  • Version 7.4.21
  • Version 7.4.22
  • Version 7.4.23
  • Version 7.4.24
  • Version 7.4.25
  • Version 7.4.26
  • Version 7.4.27
  • Version 7.4.28
  • Version 8.0
  • Version 8.0.1
  • Version 8.0.2
  • Version 8.0.3
  • Version 8.0.4
  • Version 8.0.5
  • Version 8.0.6
  • Version 8.0.7
  • Version 8.0.8
  • Version 8.0.9
  • Version 8.0.10
  • Version 8.0.11
  • Version 8.0.12
  • Version 8.0.13
  • Version 8.0.14
  • Version 8.0.15
  • Version 8.0.16
  • Version 8.0.17
  • Version 8.0.18
  • Version 8.0.19
  • Version 8.0.20
  • Version 8.0.21
  • Version 8.0.22
  • Version 8.0.23
  • Version 8.0.24
  • Version 8.1
  • Version 8.1.1
  • Version 8.1.2
  • Version 8.1.3
  • Version 8.1.4
  • Version 8.1.5
  • Version 8.1.6
  • Version 8.1.7
  • Version 8.1.8
  • Version 8.1.9
  • Version 8.1.10
  • Version 8.1.11
  • Version 8.1.12
  • Version 8.1.13
  • Version 8.1.14
  • Version 8.1.15
  • Version 8.1.16
  • Version 8.1.17
  • Version 8.1.18
  • Version 8.1.19
  • Version 8.1.20
  • Version 8.2
  • Version 8.2.1
  • Version 8.2.2
  • Version 8.2.3
  • Version 8.2.4
  • Version 8.2.5
  • Version 8.2.6
  • Version 8.2.7
  • Version 8.2.8
  • Version 8.2.9
  • Version 8.2.10
  • Version 8.2.11
  • Version 8.2.12
  • Version 8.2.13
  • Version 8.2.14
  • Version 8.2.15
  • Version 8.2.16
  • Version 8.3
  • Version 8.3.1
  • Version 8.3.2
  • Version 8.3.3
  • Version 8.3.4
  • Version 8.3.5
  • Version 8.3.6
  • Version 8.3.7
  • Version 8.3.8
  • Version 8.3.9
  • Version 8.3.10
  • Version 8.4
  • Version 8.4.1
  • Version 8.4.2
  • Version 8.4.3
  • Version 9.0.0-beta1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1169
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1169