4.3

CVE-2021-20229: fedoraproject fedora Incorrect Authorization

CVSS: 4.3v3.1MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2021-20229DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20229
Published 23-02-2021Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-20229 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 1.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
17/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.47%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 7
MGASA-2021-0121OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11187-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12387-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13243-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14360-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15580-1

Timeline

  1. 23-02-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A flaw was found in PostgreSQL in versions before 13.2. This flaw allows a user with SELECT privilege on one column to craft a special query that returns all columns of the table. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.47%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

73%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.47% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.47%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Alpine4 products
  • postgresql≥ 13.0, < 12.6-r0 | ≥ 13.0, < 13.2-r0
  • postgresql13< 13.2-r0
  • postgresql14< 13.2-r0
  • postgresql15< 13.2-r0
Redhat2 products
Debian1 product
  • postgresql-13< 13.2-1
Fedoraproject1 product
Postgresql1 product

5 vendors · 9 products

References

6 links