CVE-2021-23214: fedoraproject fedora SQL Injection
CVSS: 8.1v3.1HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2021-23214RHSA-2022:1830UBUNTU-CVE-2021-23214DEBIAN-CVE-2021-23214
Published 04-03-2022Last modified 03-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-23214 is a high (CVSS 8.1) SQL Injection vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 1.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.90%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 33 · Related 25DLA-2817-1DSA-5006-1DSA-5007-1MGASA-2021-0523OPENSUSE-SU-2021:1584-1OPENSUSE-SU-2021:3758-1OPENSUSE-SU-2021:3759-1OPENSUSE-SU-2021:3762-1OPENSUSE-SU-2021:4058-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11625-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11626-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11627-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11628-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11629-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13243-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14360-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15580-1RHSA-2021:5179RHSA-2021:5197RHSA-2021:5235RHSA-2021:5236SUSE-SU-2021:3755-1SUSE-SU-2021:3757-1SUSE-SU-2021:3758-1SUSE-SU-2021:3759-1SUSE-SU-2021:3760-1SUSE-SU-2021:3761-1SUSE-SU-2021:3762-1SUSE-SU-2021:4058-1SUSE-SU-2022:2893-1SUSE-SU-2022:2958-1USN-5145-1USN-5645-1
Timeline
- 04-03-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
When the server is configured to use trust authentication with a clientcert requirement or to use cert authentication, a man-in-the-middle attacker can inject arbitrary SQL queries when a connection is first established, despite the use of SSL certificate verification and encryption.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versionsHigh 8.1Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 5 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Medium 5.1Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.90%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
79%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.90% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score1.90%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat29 products
- enterprise_linux8.0
- enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems8.0
- enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian8.0
- software_collections1.0
- postgresql< 0:10.19-1.module+el8.6.0+13642+78853f5a
Alpine4 products
- postgresql≥ 10.0, < 12.9-r0 | ≥ 10.0, < 13.5-r0
- postgresql13< 13.5-r0
- postgresql14< 14.1-r0
- postgresql15< 14.1-r0
Ubuntu4 products
- postgresql-10< 10.19-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- postgresql-12< 12.9-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- postgresql-9.3All versions (No fix recorded)
- postgresql-9.5< 9.5.25-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1
Debian1 product
- postgresql-13< 13.5-0+deb11u1
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL34 | 35
Postgresql1 product
- postgresql< 9.6.24 | ≥ 10.0, < 10.19 | ≥ 11.0, < 11.14 | ≥ 12.0, < 12.9 | ≥ 13.0, < 13.5 | 14.0
6 vendors · 40 products
References
20 links- www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2021-23214/Vendor Advisory
- github.com/postgres/postgres/commit/28e24125541545483093819efae9bca603441951PatchThird Party Advisory
