CVE-2024-2044
CVSS 3.1 Score 9.9 of 10 (high)
Details
Summary
CVE-2024-2044 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting pgAdmin versions 8.3 and below. The issue lies in the session handling code where path traversal occurs during the deserialization of users' sessions. On Windows systems, an unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by loading and deserializing remote pickle objects, resulting in code execution. Conversely, on POSIX/Linux systems, an authenticated attacker can upload pickle objects, deserialize them, and gain code execution. This vulnerability poses a significant risk and requires immediate attention from pgAdmin users.
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Affected Products
- pgAdmin
Affected Vendors
- Pgadmin
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