VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2000-1199

CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.91%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2001-08-31
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

PostgreSQL stores usernames and passwords in plaintext in (1) pg_shadow and (2) pg_pwd, which allows attackers with sufficient privileges to gain access to databases.

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