OAuth2 client id and secret exposed through the web browser in pgAdmin 4
pgAdmin versions 8.11 and earlier are vulnerable to a security flaw in OAuth2 authentication. This vulnerability allows an attacker to potentially obtain the client ID and secret, leading to unauthorized access to user data.
- Published
- Sep 23, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 9.7% · 95th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-522
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Report tools
Action score
29
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 3 / 30 · 9.7%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 6.5
- CNA · PostgreSQL
- 9.9
- 3.4 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| pgadmin | pgadmin 4 | cpe:2.3:a:pgadmin:pgadmin_4 |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- pgadmin pgadmin 4before 8.12
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (PostgreSQL). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
pgadmin.org pgAdmin 4
- before 8.12affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | pgadmin4 | before 9.2-1.1 | 9.2-1.1 |
| PyPI | pgadmin4 | before 8.12 | 8.12 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP6 | pgadmin4 | before 8.5-150600.3.6.1 | 8.5-150600.3.6.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP6 | pgadmin4 | before 8.5-150600.3.6.1 | 8.5-150600.3.6.1 |
Same product
pgadmin: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2024-2044Unsafe Deserialisation and Remote Code Execution by an Authenticated user in pgAdmin 463This week
- CVE-2024-3116Remote Code Execution Vulnerability through the validate binary path API in pgAdmin 459Plan
- CVE-2022-4223The pgAdmin server includes an HTTP API that is intended to be used to validate the path a user selects to external PostgreSQL utilities suc59Plan
- CVE-2025-2945pgAdmin 4: Remote Code Execution in Query Tool and Cloud Deployment52Plan
- CVE-2025-12762Remote Code Execution vulnerability when restoring PLAIN-format SQL dumps in server mode (pgAdmin 4)43Plan
- CVE-2026-12046pgAdmin 4: Unauthenticated pickle deserialization in SQL Editor close / update_connection routes enables remote code execution38Monitor
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 |
|---|---|---|
| opensuse:pgadmin4 | 8.5-150600.3.6.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| PyPI:pgadmin4 | 8.12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:pgadmin4 | 8.5-150600.3.6.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP6 | 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
- Nuclei detection template ×1
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×2
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template CVE-2024-9014 | — |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:8 | 2024-09-26 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2025-07-08 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
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+2 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+737 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
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
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.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-522 · Insufficiently Protected CredentialsCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Session SidejackingCAPEC-102likelihood: High · High
- Signature Spoofing by Key TheftCAPEC-474likelihood: Medium · High
- Password Recovery ExploitationCAPEC-50likelihood: Medium · High
- KerberoastingCAPEC-509High
- Modify Existing ServiceCAPEC-551
- Remote Services with Stolen CredentialsCAPEC-555Very High
- Use of Known Domain CredentialsCAPEC-560likelihood: High · High
- Windows Admin Shares with Stolen CredentialsCAPEC-561
ATT&CK techniques
- Remote ServicesT1021
- Remote Services:SMB/Windows Admin SharesT1021.002
- Valid AccountsT1078
- Brute Force:Credential StuffingT1110.004
- Email Collection:Remote Email CollectionT1114.002
- External Remote ServicesT1133
- Create or Modify System ProcessT1543
- Use Alternate Authentication Material:Pass The HashT1550.002
- Use Alternate Authentication Material:Pass The TicketT1550.003
- Unsecured Credentials: Private KeysT1552.004
- Steal or Forge Kerberos TicketsT1558
- Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets:KerberoastingT1558.003
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.