CVE-2017-16082
high-risk
Published 2018-06-07
A remote code execution vulnerability was found within the pg module when the remote database or query specifies a specially crafted column name. There are 2 likely scenarios in which one would likely be vulnerable. 1) Executing unsafe, user-supplied sql which contains a malicious column name. 2) Connecting to an untrusted database and executing a query which returns results where any of the column names are malicious.
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70.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 29% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
56
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
19/34 · Moderate
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal