CVE-2024-6238 (GCVE-0-2024-6238)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-06-25 16:12 – Updated: 2024-10-30 15:35
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Title
pgAdmin 4 Installation Directory permission issue
Summary
pgAdmin <= 8.8 has an installation Directory permission issue. Because of this issue, attackers can gain unauthorised access to the installation directory on the Debian or RHEL 8 platforms.
Severity ?
7.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
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Vendor Product Version
pgadmin.org pgAdmin 4 Affected: 0 , < 8.9 (custom)
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