A weakness was found in postgresql-jdbc before version 42.2.5.
A weakness was found in postgresql-jdbc before version 42.2.5. It was possible to provide an SSL Factory and not check the host name if a host name verifier was not provided to the driver. This could lead to a condition where a man-in-the-middle attacker could masquerade as a trusted server by providing a certificate for the wrong host, as long as it was signed by a trusted CA.
- Published
- Aug 30, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.9% · 86th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-297
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Report tools
Action score
33
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 32 / 40 · 8.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.9%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 8.1
- CNA · redhat
- 8.1
- agree
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| postgresql | postgresql jdbc driver | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql_jdbc_driver |
| redhat | enterprise linux | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- postgresql postgresql jdbc driverbefore 42.2.5
- redhat enterprise linux6.0
- redhat enterprise linux7.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
[UNKNOWN] PostgreSQL
- 42.2.5affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libpgjava | before 42.2.5-1 | 42.2.5-1 |
| Maven | org.postgresql:pgjdbc-aggregate | before 42.2.5 | 42.2.5 |
| SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 | bind-formula | before 0.1.1603299886.60e4bcf-3.11.1 | 0.1.1603299886.60e4bcf-3.11.1 |
| SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 | grafana-formula | before 0.2.2-4.13.1 | 0.2.2-4.13.1 |
| SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 | postgresql-jdbc | before 42.2.10-3.3.1 | 42.2.10-3.3.1 |
| SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 | prometheus-exporters-formula | before 0.7.5-3.16.1 | 0.7.5-3.16.1 |
| SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 | prometheus-formula | before 0.2.3-4.16.1 | 0.2.3-4.16.1 |
| SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 | salt-netapi-client | before 0.18.0-4.12.1 | 0.18.0-4.12.1 |
| SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 | spacewalk-admin | before 4.0.12-3.15.1 | 4.0.12-3.15.1 |
| SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 | spacewalk-backend | before 4.0.35-3.38.1 | 4.0.35-3.38.1 |
| SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 | spacewalk-java | before 4.0.40-3.48.2 | 4.0.40-3.48.2 |
| SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 | spacewalk-web | before 4.0.25-3.36.1 | 4.0.25-3.36.1 |
| SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 | susemanager | before 4.0.32-3.46.1 | 4.0.32-3.46.1 |
| SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 | susemanager-schema | before 4.0.23-3.32.1 | 4.0.23-3.32.1 |
| SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 | susemanager-sls | before 4.0.31-3.37.1 | 4.0.31-3.37.1 |
Same product
postgresql: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2024-1597pgjdbc SQL Injection via line comment generation40Plan
- CVE-2022-26520In pgjdbc before 42.3.3, an attacker (who controls the jdbc URL or properties) can call java.util.logging.FileHandler to write to arbitrary 40Plan
- CVE-2022-21724Unchecked Class Instantiation when providing Plugin Classes40Plan
- CVE-2022-31197SQL Injection in ResultSet.refreshRow() with malicious column names in pgjdbc33Monitor
- CVE-2026-54291Silent channel-binding authentication downgrade via unsupported certificate algorithms32Monitor
- CVE-2026-42198pgjdbc: Unbounded PBKDF2 iterations in SCRAM authentication allows CPU exhaustion DoS31Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:libpgjava | 42.2.5-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.postgresql:pgjdbc-aggregate | 42.2.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:bind-formula | 0.1.1603299886.60e4bcf-3.11.1 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:grafana-formula | 0.2.2-4.13.1 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:postgresql-jdbc | 42.2.10-3.3.1 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:prometheus-exporters-formula | 0.7.5-3.16.1 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:prometheus-formula | 0.2.3-4.16.1 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:salt-netapi-client | 0.18.0-4.12.1 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:spacewalk-admin | 4.0.12-3.15.1 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:spacewalk-backend | 4.0.35-3.38.1 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:spacewalk-java | 4.0.40-3.48.2 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:spacewalk-web | 4.0.25-3.36.1 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:susemanager | 4.0.32-3.46.1 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:susemanager-schema | 4.0.23-3.32.1 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2018-11-19 |
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+81 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+2953 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-297 · Improper Validation of Certificate with Host MismatchCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105220
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10936
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
- www.postgresql.org/about/news/1883/
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