Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-23222
A man-in-the-middle attacker can inject false responses to the client's first few queries, despite the use of SSL certificate verification and encryption.
Products affected by CVE-2021-23222
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Threat overview for CVE-2021-23222
Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2021-23222
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
5432
IPs affected by CVE-2021-23222 281,503
Threat actors abusing to this issue?
Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-23222
0.33%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 53 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-23222
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST | |
5.9
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
2.2
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-23222
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The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Secondary)
- secalert@redhat.com (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-23222
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https://github.com/postgres/postgres/commit/160c0258802d10b0600d7671b1bbea55d8e17d45
libpq: reject extraneous data after SSL or GSS encryption handshake. · postgres/postgres@160c025 · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-04
PostgreSQL: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202211-04) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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https://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git;a=commitdiff;h=d83cdfdca9d918bbbd6bb209139b94c954da7228
git.postgresql.org Git - postgresql.git/commitdiffMailing List;Vendor Advisory
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https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2021-23222/
PostgreSQL: CVE-2021-23222: libpq processes unencrypted bytes from man-in-the-middleRelease Notes;Vendor Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2022675
2022675 – (CVE-2021-23222) CVE-2021-23222 postgresql: libpq processes unencrypted bytes from man-in-the-middleIssue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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