CVE-2023-41118: Enterprisedb Postgres Advanced Server

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue was discovered in EnterpriseDB Postgres Advanced Server (EPAS) before 11.21.32, 12.x before 12.16.20, 13.x before 13.12.16, 14.x before 14.9.0, and 15.x before 15.4.0. It may allow an authenticated user to bypass authorization requirements and access underlying implementation functions. When a superuser has configured file locations using CREATE DIRECTORY, these functions allow users to take a wide range of actions, including read, write, copy, rename, and delete.

Affected products

• Enterprisedb Postgres Advanced Server: before 11.21.32 (fixed in 11.21.32); from 12.0.0, before 12.16.20 (fixed in 12.16.20); from 13.0.0, before 13.12.17 (fixed in 13.12.17); from 14.0.0, before 14.9.0 (fixed in 14.9.0); from 15.0.0, before 15.4.0 (fixed in 15.4.0)

Published 2023-12-12. Last modified 2026-06-17.