Pgadmin
CVE-2024-9014
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Credential protection in transit/storage
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| Impact | CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could obtain user credentials due to weak protection mechanisms by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
pgAdmin versions 8.11 and earlier are vulnerable to a security flaw in OAuth2 authentication. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Hash passwords with strong algorithms (bcrypt, argon2), encrypt credentials in transit and at rest, never log credentials.
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Affects 1 package in pypi
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522), which allows attackers to obtain user credentials due to weak protection mechanisms. pgAdmin versions 8.11 and earlier are vulnerable to a security flaw in OAuth2 authentication. This vulnerability allows an attacker to potentially obtain the client ID and secret, leading to unauthorized access to user data. Affected products include: Pgadmin Pgadmin 4.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
pgAdmin versions 8.11 and earlier are vulnerable to a security flaw in OAuth2 authentication. This vulnerability allows an attacker to potentially obtain the client ID and secret, leading to unauthorized access to user data.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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SQL injection sandbox escape in pgAdmin 4's AI Assistant (versions 9.13 through 9.16) lets an attacker break out of the
OS command injection in pgAdmin 4 (all versions before 9.18) lets an authenticated user with the commonly-granted tools_
pgAdmin <= 8.5 is affected by XSS vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload. Rated medium severity (CVS
Cross-tenant credential theft in pgAdmin 4 (9.0 through 9.16) lets an authenticated non-owner user hijack another user's
pgAdmin <= 9.1 is affected by a security vulnerability with Cross-Site Scripting(XSS). Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1
Command injection in pgAdmin 4 versions up to 9.9 on Windows allows an attacker who can supply a crafted file path to th
pgAdmin <= 8.5 is affected by a multi-factor authentication bypass vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this v
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