CVE-2016-0767
PostgreSQL PL/Java Improper Privilege Management
CVE-2016-0767 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Pl\/java Project Pl\/java, published June 6, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.93%, the 60th percentile. Fixed in postgresql:pljava-public 1.5.0.
PostgreSQL PL/Java before 1.5.0 allows remote authenticated users with USAGE permission on the public schema to alter the public schema classpath.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
PostgreSQL PL/Java before 1.5.0 allows remote authenticated users with USAGE permission on the public schema to alter the public schema classpath.
- Record
CVE-2016-0767- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
PostgreSQL PL/Java before 1.5.0 allows remote authenticated users with USAGE permission on the public schema to alter the public schema classpath.
- Record
CVE-2016-0767- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3091 No score
PostgreSQL PL/Java before 1.5.0 allows remote authenticated users with USAGE permission on the public schema to alter the public schema classpath.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3091- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-837x-xww6-7jqm
PostgreSQL PL/Java Improper Privilege Management
PostgreSQL PL/Java before 1.5.0 allows remote authenticated users with USAGE permission on the public schema to alter the public schema classpath.
- Record
GHSA-837x-xww6-7jqm- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
PostgreSQL PL/Java before 1.5.0 allows remote authenticated users with USAGE permission on the public schema to alter the public schema classpath.
- Record
CVE-2016-0767- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-837x-xww6-7jqm
PostgreSQL PL/Java Improper Privilege Management
PostgreSQL PL/Java before 1.5.0 allows remote authenticated users with USAGE permission on the public schema to alter the public schema classpath.
- Record
GHSA-837x-xww6-7jqm- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
postgresql:pljava-publicMaven |
before 1.5.0 | 1.5.0 |
postgresql:pljava-publicMaven |
before 1.5.0, plus listed versions 1.0.0b4 |
1.5.0 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |