Low severity3.1NVD Advisory· Published Mar 17, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-1720
CVE-2020-1720
Description
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.
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Affected products
100cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=9.6,<9.6.17
- (no CPE)range: <12.2, <11.7, <10.12, <9.6.17
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:decision_manager:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:software_collections:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords94 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>= 9.6.0, < 9.6.17+ 93 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 9.6.0, < 9.6.17
- (no CPE)range: < 0.10.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2760+1746ec94
- (no CPE)range: < 12.0.1-lp151.6.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-lp151.2.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.18-1.3
- (no CPE)range: < 11.13-1.3
- (no CPE)range: < 12.3-lp151.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.8-1.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.19-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.0.1-8.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.0.1-8.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12-8.11.3
- (no CPE)range: < 12.0.1-8.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12-8.11.3
- (no CPE)range: < 12.0.1-8.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.0.1-8.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-4.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-4.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-4.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-8.13.9
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-4.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-4.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-8.13.9
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-4.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-4.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.12-1.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.2-3.5.2
- (no CPE)range: < 12.2-3.5.2
- (no CPE)range: < 12.2-3.5.2
- (no CPE)range: < 12.2-3.5.2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.6.17-3.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.4-5.4.6
- Red Hat/postgresqlv5Range: 12.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.postgresql.org/about/news/2011/nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00043.htmlnvd
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