High 7.5Published Oct 6, 2012

CVE-2012-1618Interaction error in the PostgreSQL JDBC driver before 8.2, when used with a PostgreSQL server with the "standard_conforming_strings" option enabled, such as the default configuration of PostgreSQL 9…

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Interaction error in the PostgreSQL JDBC driver before 8.2, when used with a PostgreSQL server with the "standard_conforming_strings" option enabled, such as the default configuration of PostgreSQL 9.1, does not properly escape unspecified JDBC statement parameters, which allows remote attackers to perform SQL injection attacks. NOTE: as of 20120330, it was claimed that the upstream developer planned to dispute this issue, but an official dispute has not been posted as of 20121005.

CVSS: 7.5 HIGH (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

postgresql postgresql postgresql:postgresql	9.1	NVD
postgresql postgresql_jdbc_driver postgresql:postgresql_jdbc_driver	8.1	NVD

References

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0126.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security/2012-03/msg00024.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/30/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/30/9
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/31/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/02/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/04/11
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/04/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/04/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/04/9
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