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CVE-2007-2138

Untrusted search path vulnerability in PostgreSQL before 7.3.19, 7.4.x before 7.4.17, 8.0.x...

6.0 MediumFix available

CVE-2007-2138 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Postgresql, published April 24, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.69%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in postgresql-8.1 8.1.9-0etch1.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in PostgreSQL before 7.3.19, 7.4.x before 7.4.17, 8.0.x before 8.0.13, 8.1.x before 8.1.9, and 8.2.x before 8.2.4 allows remote authenticated users, when permitted to call a SECURITY DEFINER function, to gain the privileges of the function owner, related to "search_path settings."

Exploit likelihood

3.69%Up 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.0

Untrusted search path vulnerability in PostgreSQL before 7.3.19, 7.4.x before 7.4.17, 8.0.x before 8.0.13, 8.1.x before 8.1.9, and 8.2.x before 8.2.4 allows remote authenticated users, when permitted to call a SECURITY DEFINER function, to gain the privileges of the function owner, related to "search_path settings."

Record
CVE-2007-2138
CVSS 2.0
6.0 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in PostgreSQL before 7.3.19, 7.4.x before 7.4.17, 8.0.x before 8.0.13, 8.1.x before 8.1.9, and 8.2.x before 8.2.4 allows remote authenticated users, when permitted to call a SECURITY DEFINER function, to gain the privileges of the function owner, related to "search_path settings."

Record
CVE-2007-2138
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-2133 No score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in PostgreSQL before 7.3.19, 7.4.x before 7.4.17, 8.0.x before 8.0.13, 8.1.x before 8.1.9, and 8.2.x before 8.2.4 allows remote authenticated users, when permitted to call a SECURITY DEFINER function, to gain the privileges of the function owner, related to "search_path settings."

Record
EUVD-2007-2133
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2hq5-m4w6-6x9c No score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in PostgreSQL before 7.3.19, 7.4.x before 7.4.17, 8.0.x...

Untrusted search path vulnerability in PostgreSQL before 7.3.19, 7.4.x before 7.4.17, 8.0.x before 8.0.13, 8.1.x before 8.1.9, and 8.2.x before 8.2.4 allows remote authenticated users, when permitted to call a SECURITY DEFINER function, to gain the privileges of the function owner, related to "search_path settings."

Record
GHSA-2hq5-m4w6-6x9c
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
postgresql-8.1
Debian:4.0
before 8.1.9-0etch1, plus listed versions
8.1.8-18.1.8-2
8.1.9-0etch1
postgresql-7.4
Debian:4.0
before 1:7.4.17-0etch1, plus listed versions
1:7.4.16-1
1:7.4.17-0etch1
postgresql
Debian:3.1
before 7.4.7-6sarge5, plus listed versions
7.4.7-6sarge17.4.7-6sarge27.4.7-6sarge37.4.7-6sarge4
7.4.7-6sarge5
rh-postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-contrib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-jdbc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
rh-postgresql-pl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-tcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-test
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-contrib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-jdbc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-pl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-tcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-test
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-contrib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-jdbc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-pl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-tcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-test
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-contrib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-jdbc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-pl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-tcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
rh-postgresql-test
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
before 0:7.3.19-1
0:7.3.19-1
postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-contrib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-jdbc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-pl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-tcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-test
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-contrib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-jdbc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-pl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-tcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-test
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-contrib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-jdbc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-pl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-tcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-test
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-contrib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-jdbc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-pl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-tcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql-test
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
before 0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
0:7.4.17-1.RHEL4.1
postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
before 0:8.1.9-1.el5
0:8.1.9-1.el5
postgresql-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
before 0:8.1.9-1.el5
0:8.1.9-1.el5
postgresql-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
before 0:8.1.9-1.el5
0:8.1.9-1.el5
postgresql-pl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
before 0:8.1.9-1.el5
0:8.1.9-1.el5
postgresql-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
before 0:8.1.9-1.el5
0:8.1.9-1.el5
postgresql-test
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
before 0:8.1.9-1.el5
0:8.1.9-1.el5
postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
before 0:8.1.9-1.el5
0:8.1.9-1.el5
postgresql-contrib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
before 0:8.1.9-1.el5
0:8.1.9-1.el5
postgresql-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
before 0:8.1.9-1.el5
0:8.1.9-1.el5
postgresql-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
before 0:8.1.9-1.el5
0:8.1.9-1.el5
postgresql-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
before 0:8.1.9-1.el5
0:8.1.9-1.el5
postgresql-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
before 0:8.1.9-1.el5
0:8.1.9-1.el5
postgresql-tcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
before 0:8.1.9-1.el5
0:8.1.9-1.el5
postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
before 0:8.1.9-1.el5
0:8.1.9-1.el5
postgresql-contrib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
before 0:8.1.9-1.el5
0:8.1.9-1.el5
postgresql-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
before 0:8.1.9-1.el5
0:8.1.9-1.el5
postgresql-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
before 0:8.1.9-1.el5
0:8.1.9-1.el5
postgresql-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
before 0:8.1.9-1.el5
0:8.1.9-1.el5
postgresql-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
before 0:8.1.9-1.el5
0:8.1.9-1.el5
postgresql-pl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
before 0:8.1.9-1.el5
0:8.1.9-1.el5
postgresql-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
before 0:8.1.9-1.el5
0:8.1.9-1.el5
postgresql-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
before 0:8.1.9-1.el5
0:8.1.9-1.el5
postgresql-tcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
before 0:8.1.9-1.el5
0:8.1.9-1.el5
postgresql-test
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
before 0:8.1.9-1.el5
0:8.1.9-1.el5
postgresql
Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:1
before 0:8.1.9-1.el4s1.1
0:8.1.9-1.el4s1.1
postgresql-contrib
Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:1
before 0:8.1.9-1.el4s1.1
0:8.1.9-1.el4s1.1
postgresql-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:1
before 0:8.1.9-1.el4s1.1
0:8.1.9-1.el4s1.1
postgresql-devel
Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:1
before 0:8.1.9-1.el4s1.1
0:8.1.9-1.el4s1.1
postgresql-docs
Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:1
before 0:8.1.9-1.el4s1.1
0:8.1.9-1.el4s1.1
postgresql-libs
Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:1
before 0:8.1.9-1.el4s1.1
0:8.1.9-1.el4s1.1
postgresql-pl
Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:1
before 0:8.1.9-1.el4s1.1
0:8.1.9-1.el4s1.1
postgresql-python
Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:1
before 0:8.1.9-1.el4s1.1
0:8.1.9-1.el4s1.1
postgresql-server
Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:1
before 0:8.1.9-1.el4s1.1
0:8.1.9-1.el4s1.1
postgresql-tcl
Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:1
before 0:8.1.9-1.el4s1.1
0:8.1.9-1.el4s1.1
postgresql-test
Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:1
before 0:8.1.9-1.el4s1.1
0:8.1.9-1.el4s1.1

History

History
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2026-11-02affected, aliases, facts, references, titleGitHub Advisories, OSV
2026-11-02createdCVE List, NVD

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