CVE-2022-24128

HIGH
Published Mar 13, 20224y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.0 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Mar 13, 2022 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

Timescale TimescaleDB 1.x and 2.x before 2.5.2 may allow privilege escalation during extension installation. The installation process uses commands such as CREATE x IF NOT EXIST that allow an unprivileged user to precreate objects. These objects will be used by the installer (which executes as Superuser), leading to privilege escalation. In order to be able to take advantage of this, an unprivileged user would need to be able to create objects in a database and then get a Superuser to install TimescaleDB into their database. (In the fixed versions, the installation aborts when it finds that an object already exists.)

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.0
Exploitability
2.1
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization Authorization

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
timescaletimescaledb*≥1.0.0  –  <2.5.2

References 4

  • docs.timescale.com https://docs.timescale.com/timescaledb/latest/overview/release-notes/
    Release NotesVendor Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/timescale/timescaledb/commit/6275c2985927cfd4900b85cac5120227c8cb1f0c
  • github.com https://github.com/timescale/timescaledb/commit/c8b8516e466c2bb7d2ae6a4b0b2e8e60b24b24a2
  • github.com https://github.com/timescale/timescaledb/security/advisories/GHSA-fh8v-663w-79w9
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.