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CVE-2021-23214 — When the server is configured to use trust authentication with a clientcert requ

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 encrypt

CVSS
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EPSS
0.20% (top 58.60%)
CWE
CWE-89
Published
2022-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-03T19:05:55.443Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
na / postgresqlAffects v9.6 to v14

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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