CVE-2024-56142
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in pghoard allows attackers to perform path traversal attacks, potentially gaining disk access with the same privileges as the pghoard service. This could lead to unauthorized reading of sensitive files on the system. All users running pghoard versions before the fix are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- pghoard
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete compromise of the server if pghoard runs with high privileges, allowing attackers to read sensitive configuration files, database credentials, or backup data.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to backup files, configuration data, or other sensitive information stored on the filesystem accessible to pghoard.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if pghoard runs with minimal privileges and filesystem permissions are properly restricted.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some knowledge of the pghoard service and its configuration. No public exploit code has been released.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 2.2.2a
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/Aiven-Open/pghoard/security/advisories/GHSA-m9hc-vxjj-4x6q
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Stop the pghoard service. 2. Upgrade pghoard to version after 2.2.2a using your package manager or pip. 3. Restart the pghoard service. 4. Verify the service is running correctly.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
No workarounds available
allThe vendor advisory states there are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict pghoard service account permissions to minimal required access
- Implement strict network segmentation to limit access to pghoard service
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check pghoard version: pghoard --version or pip show pghoardCheck Version:
pghoard --version 2>/dev/null || pip show pghoard | grep VersionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is greater than 2.2.2a and check that path traversal attempts are properly rejected📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual file access patterns in pghoard logs
- Failed path traversal attempts in application logs
Network Indicators:
- Unusual connections to pghoard service from unexpected sources
SIEM Query:
source="pghoard" AND ("path traversal" OR "../" OR "directory traversal")