Medium 4.0Published Apr 4, 2013

CVE-2013-1901PostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.4 and 9.1.x before 9.1.9 does not properly check REPLICATION privileges, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended backup restrictions by calling the (1)…

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PostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.4 and 9.1.x before 9.1.9 does not properly check REPLICATION privileges, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended backup restrictions by calling the (1) pg_start_backup or (2) pg_stop_backup functions.

CVSS: 4.0 MEDIUM (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
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	9.2; 9.2.1; 9.2.2; 9.2.3; 9.1; 9.1.1; 9.1.2; 9.1.3; and 5 more ranges	NVD
canonical ubuntu_linux canonical:ubuntu_linux	8.04; 10.04; 11.10; 12.04; 12.10	NVD

References

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00004.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101519.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102806.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00007.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00008.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00011.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00012.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5892
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