CVE-2025-31480 (CVSS 9.1)

Description

aiven-extras is a PostgreSQL extension. This is a privilege escalation vulnerability, allowing elevation to superuser inside PostgreSQL databases that use the aiven-extras package. The vulnerability leverages the format function not being schema-prefixed. Affected users should install 1.1.16 and ensure they run the latest version issuing ALTER EXTENSION aiven_extras UPDATE TO '1.1.16' after installing it. This needs to happen in each database aiven_extras has been installed in.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

9.1

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-426 CWE-426

References

Other References

https://github.com/aiven/aiven-extras/commit/77b5f19a0c1d196bc741ff5c774f85fe7ca3063b https://github.com/aiven/aiven-extras/security/advisories/GHSA-33xh-jqgf-6627

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-31480? +

aiven-extras is a PostgreSQL extension. This is a privilege escalation vulnerability, allowing elevation to superuser inside PostgreSQL databases that use the aiven-extras package. The vulnerability leverages the format function not being schema-prefixed. Affected users should install 1.1.16 and ensure they run the latest version issuing ALTER EXTENSION aiven_extras UPDATE TO '1.1.16' after installing it. This needs to happen in each database aiven_extras has been installed in. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2025-31480? +

CVE-2025-31480 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.1 out of 10, rated CRITICAL. This is a critical vulnerability that should be patched immediately.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-31480? +

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