CVE-2017-7486
postgresql: pg_user_mappings view discloses foreign server passwords
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · May 11, 2017
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
It was found that the pg_user_mappings view could disclose information about user mappings to a foreign database to non-administrative database users. A database user with USAGE privilege for this mapping could, when querying the view, obtain user mapping data, such as the username and password used to connect to the foreign database.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 6.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE-285 · Improper Authorization