CVE-2014-8161Network attack vector

Authenticated column disclosure via constraint error details

Published Jan 27, 2020 · Updated Aug 6, 2024

Information disclosure in affected PostgreSQL core-server releases allows remote authenticated users to read denied column values through errors. BuildIndexValueDescription and ExecBuildSlotValueDescription formatted constraint-violating key and row values into error details without checking SELECT privileges or row-security policy. A database login with INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE rights sufficient to violate a constraint can harvest values from columns for which SELECT is denied.

CVSS severity3.1
Low
EPSS probability2.51%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in affected PostgreSQL core-server releases allows remote authenticated users to read denied column values through errors. BuildIndexValueDescription and ExecBuildSlotValueDescription formatted constraint-violating key and row values into error details without checking SELECT privileges or row-security policy. A database login with INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE rights sufficient to violate a constraint can harvest values from columns for which SELECT is denied.

The record

CVE
CVE-2014-8161
Published
Jan 27, 2020
Updated
Aug 6, 2024
Vendor
PostgreSQL Global Development Group
Product
PostgreSQL
Classifications
CWE-209, T1213
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 27, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=9.1.x before 9.1.15
  2. Affected versionversion=9.2.x before 9.2.10
  3. Affected versionversion=9.3.x before 9.3.6
  4. Affected versionversion=9.4.x before 9.4.1
  5. Affected versionversion=before 9.0.19

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

PostgreSQL Global Development Group · PostgreSQLversion=9.1.x before 9.1.15; version=9.2.x before 9.2.10; version=9.3.x before 9.3.6; version=9.4.x before 9.4.1; version=before 9.0.19

Published CVSS scores

4.0NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
4.3NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
3.1PostgreSQL Global Development GroupCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-209Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
T1213Data from Information Repositories

Public exploit references

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