Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 10, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-26520
CVE-2022-26520
Description
In pgjdbc before 42.3.3, an attacker (who controls the jdbc URL or properties) can call java.util.logging.FileHandler to write to arbitrary files through the loggerFile and loggerLevel connection properties. An example situation is that an attacker could create an executable JSP file under a Tomcat web root. NOTE: the vendor's position is that there is no pgjdbc vulnerability; instead, it is a vulnerability for any application to use the pgjdbc driver with untrusted connection properties
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.postgresql:postgresqlMaven | >= 42.1.0, < 42.3.3 | 42.3.3 |
Affected products
37- osv-coords36 versionspkg:bitnami/postgresql-jdbc-driverpkg:maven/org.postgresql/postgresqlpkg:rpm/opensuse/ongres-scram&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/ongres-stringprep&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql-jdbc&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql-jdbc&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/suse/golang-github-lusitaniae-apache_exporter&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20Module%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/golang-github-prometheus-node_exporter&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20Module%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/golang-github-QubitProducts-exporter_exporter&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20Module%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/ongres-scram&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ongres-scram&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20Module%204.2pkg:rpm/suse/ongres-stringprep&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ongres-stringprep&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20Module%204.2pkg:rpm/suse/patterns-suse-manager&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20Module%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql-jdbc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql-jdbc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql-jdbc&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20Module%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql-jdbc&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20Module%204.2pkg:rpm/suse/prometheus-exporters-formula&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20Module%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/prometheus-formula&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20Module%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/py27-compat-salt&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20Module%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/release-notes-susemanager&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/release-notes-susemanager-proxy&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/release-notes-susemanager-proxy&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Retail%20Branch%20Server%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/spacecmd&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20Module%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/spacewalk-backend&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20Module%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/spacewalk-java&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20Module%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/spacewalk-setup&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20Module%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/spacewalk-utils&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20Module%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/spacewalk-web&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20Module%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/subscription-matcher&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20Module%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/susemanager&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20Module%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/susemanager-doc-indexes&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20Module%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/susemanager-docs_en&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20Module%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/susemanager-schema&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20Module%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/susemanager-sls&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20Module%204.1
>= 42.1.0, < 42.1.5+ 35 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 42.1.0, < 42.1.5
- (no CPE)range: >= 42.1.0, < 42.3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1-150300.3.3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1-150300.7.3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 42.2.25-150300.3.5.2
- (no CPE)range: < 42.2.25-150400.3.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.7.0-150200.2.6.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.0-150200.3.9.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.4.0-150200.6.12.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1-150300.3.3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1-150300.3.3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1-150300.7.3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1-150300.7.3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1-150200.6.12.2
- (no CPE)range: < 42.2.25-150300.3.5.2
- (no CPE)range: < 42.2.25-150400.3.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 42.2.10-150200.3.8.2
- (no CPE)range: < 42.2.25-150300.3.5.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.5-150200.3.31.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.3.7-150200.3.21.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3000.3-150200.6.24.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1.15-150200.3.80.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1.15-150200.3.56.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1.15-150200.3.56.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1.18-150200.4.39.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1.31-150200.4.50.4
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1.46-150200.3.71.5
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1.11-150200.3.18.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1.20-150200.3.30.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1.34-150200.3.47.6
- (no CPE)range: < 0.28-150200.3.15.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1.36-150200.3.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1-150200.11.55.4
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1-150200.11.55.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1.26-150200.3.45.4
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1.36-150200.3.64.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- github.com/pgjdbc/pgjdbc/pull/2454/commits/017b929977b4f85795f9ad2fa5de6e80978b8cccnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-727h-hrw8-jg8qghsaADVISORY
- github.com/pgjdbc/pgjdbc/security/advisories/GHSA-673j-qm5f-xpv8nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- jdbc.postgresql.org/documentation/changelog.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor AdvisoryWEB
- jdbc.postgresql.org/documentation/head/tomcat.htmlnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26520ghsaADVISORY
- www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5196nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
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