Improper neutralization of newlines in pg_dump in PostgreSQL allows a user of the origin server to inject arbitrary code for restore-time execution as the client operating system account running psql to restore the dump, via psql meta-commands inside a purpose-crafted object name. The same attacks can achieve SQL injection as a superuser of the restore target server. pg_dumpall, pg_restore, and pg_upgrade are also affected. Versions before PostgreSQL 17.6, 16.10, 15.14, 14.19, and 13.22 are affected. Versions before 11.20 are unaffected. CVE-2012-0868 had fixed this class of problem, but version 11.20 reintroduced it.
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Description | Improper neutralization of newlines in pg_dump in PostgreSQL allows a user of the origin server to inject arbitrary code for restore-time execution as the client operating system account running psql to restore the dump, via psql meta-commands inside a purpose-crafted object name. The same attacks can achieve SQL injection as a superuser of the restore target server. pg_dumpall, pg_restore, and pg_upgrade are also affected. Versions before PostgreSQL 17.6, 16.10, 15.14, 14.19, and 13.22 are affected. Versions before 11.20 are unaffected. CVE-2012-0868 had fixed this class of problem, but version 11.20 reintroduced it. | |
Title | PostgreSQL pg_dump newline in object name executes arbitrary code in psql client and in restore target server | |
Weaknesses | CWE-93 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: PostgreSQL
Published:
Updated: 2025-08-15T03:55:56.953Z
Reserved: 2025-08-07T16:39:47.692Z
Link: CVE-2025-8715

Updated: 2025-08-14T19:55:36.722Z

Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-08-14T13:15:37.880
Modified: 2025-08-15T13:13:07.817
Link: CVE-2025-8715
