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CVE-2012-0866

CREATE TRIGGER in PostgreSQL 8.3.x before 8.3.18, 8.4.x before 8.4.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.7, and 9.1.x before 9.1.3 does not properly check the execute permission for trigger functions marked SECURITY DEFINER, which allows remote authenticated users to execute otherwise restricted triggers on arbitrary data by installing the trigger on an attacker-owned table.

Severity
Medium 6.5
Published
18 Jul 2012
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
16 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
3.6% in the next 30 daysHigher than 89% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
CWE-264
Attack
Over the network · Needs a login
Attacker can
Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
PostgreSQLServers and applications · cpe:a:postgresql:postgresql
  • Version 9.1.2
  • Version 9.1.1
  • Version 9.1
  • Version 9.0.6
All 39 release lines
  • 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 8.3.11
  • Version 8.3.12
  • Version 8.3.13
  • Version 8.3.14
  • Version 8.3.15
  • Version 8.3.16
  • Version 8.3.17
  • Version 8.4
  • Version 8.4.1
  • Version 8.4.2
  • Version 8.4.3
  • Version 8.4.4
  • Version 8.4.5
  • Version 8.4.6
  • Version 8.4.7
  • Version 8.4.8
  • Version 8.4.9
  • Version 8.4.10
  • Version 9.0
  • Version 9.0.1
  • Version 9.0.2
  • Version 9.0.3
  • Version 9.0.4
  • Version 9.0.5
  • Version 9.0.6
  • Version 9.1
  • Version 9.1.1
  • Version 9.1.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0866
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0866