CVE-2025-12819
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BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-12-03

Last updated on: 2025-12-05

Assigner: PostgreSQL

Description
Untrusted search path in auth_query connection handler in PgBouncer before 1.25.1 allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL during authentication via a malicious search_path parameter in the StartupMessage.
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Published
2025-12-03
Last Modified
2025-12-05
Generated
2026-05-07
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2025-12-03
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 1 associated CPE
Vendor Product Version / Range
pgbouncer pgbouncer to 1.25.1 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-426 The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability is an untrusted search path issue in the auth_query connection handler of PgBouncer versions before 1.25.0. It allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands during the authentication process by sending a malicious search_path parameter in the StartupMessage.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

The vulnerability can lead to an attacker executing arbitrary SQL commands without authentication, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the database and its data.


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