Critical severity9.9NVD Advisory· Published Mar 7, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-2044
CVE-2024-2044
Description
pgAdmin <= 8.3 is affected by a path-traversal vulnerability while deserializing users’ sessions in the session handling code. If the server is running on Windows, an unauthenticated attacker can load and deserialize remote pickle objects and gain code execution. If the server is running on POSIX/Linux, an authenticated attacker can upload pickle objects, deserialize them, and gain code execution.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
pgAdmin4PyPI | < 8.4 | 8.4 |
Affected products
17cpe:2.3:a:pgadmin:pgadmin_4:*:*:*:*:*:postgresql:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:pgadmin:pgadmin_4:*:*:*:*:*:postgresql:*:*range: <8.4
- (no CPE)range: 0
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ghsa-coords14 versionspkg:pypi/pgadmin4pkg:rpm/opensuse/pgadmin4&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/pgadmin4&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/pgadmin4&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1pkg:rpm/suse/pgadmin4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/pgadmin4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/pgadmin4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/pgadmin4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/pgadmin4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/pgadmin4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/pgadmin4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/pgadmin4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/pgadmin4&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.3pkg:rpm/suse/pgadmin4&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.3
< 8.4+ 13 more
- (no CPE)range: < 8.4
- (no CPE)range: < 4.30-150300.3.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.5-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.30-150300.3.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.30-150300.3.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.30-150300.3.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.30-150300.3.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.30-150300.3.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.30-150300.3.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.30-150300.3.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.30-150300.3.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.30-150300.3.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.30-150300.3.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.30-150300.3.12.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- www.shielder.com/advisories/pgadmin-path-traversal_leads_to_unsafe_deserialization_and_rce/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-rj98-crf4-g69wghsaADVISORY
- github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/7258nvdIssue TrackingVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2044ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/commit/4e49d752fba72953acceeb7f4aa2e6e32d25853dghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LUYN2JXKKHFSVTASH344TBRGWDH64XQVghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LUYN2JXKKHFSVTASH344TBRGWDH64XQV/nvdMailing List
- www.shielder.com/advisories/pgadmin-path-traversal_leads_to_unsafe_deserialization_and_rceghsaWEB
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