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CVE-2020-1720

A flaw was found in PostgreSQL's "ALTER ... DEPENDS ON EXTENSION", where sub-commands did not perform authorization checks. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw in certain configurations to perform drop objects such as function, triggers, et al., leading to database corruption. This issue affects PostgreSQL versions before 12.2, before 11.7, before 10.12 and before 9.6.17.

Severity
Medium 6.5
Published
17 Mar 2020
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
16 Oct 2026
Fixed in
9.6.17, 10.12, 11.7, 12.2
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
PostgreSQLServers and applications · cpe:a:postgresql:postgresql
  • From 9.6 before 9.6.17
  • From 10.0 before 10.12
  • From 11.0 before 11.7
  • From 12.0 before 12.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1720
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-1720