CVE-2024-56142 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-56142: Path Traversal in pghoard

Vendor Aiven-Open
Product pghoard
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published December 17, 2024
Last update December 18, 2024

CVSS base score

4.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

pghoard is a PostgreSQL backup daemon and restore tooling that stores backup data in cloud object stores. A vulnerability has been discovered that could allow an attacker to acquire disk access with privileges equivalent to those of pghoard, allowing for unintended path traversal. Depending on the permissions/privileges assigned to pghoard, this could allow disclosure of sensitive information. This issue has been addressed in releases after 2.2.2a. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 17, 2024 CVE published
December 18, 2024 Record updated