CVE-2023-39418
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Description
A vulnerability was found in PostgreSQL with the use of the MERGE command, which fails to test new rows against row security policies defined for UPDATE and SELECT. If UPDATE and SELECT policies forbid some rows that INSERT policies do not forbid, a user could store such rows.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
4.3
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2023-08-11 13:15:09.963000
Last modified
2026-11-07 12:17:30.650000
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