GHSA-h86w-m5rm-xr33 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Unescaped parameters in the PostgreSQL JDBC driver
Interaction error in the PostgreSQL JDBC driver before 8.2, when used with a PostgreSQL server with the "standard_conforming_strings" option enabled, such as the default configuration of PostgreSQL 9.1, does not properly escape unspecified JDBC statement parameters, which allows remote attackers to perform SQL injection attacks. NOTE: as of 20120330, it was claimed that the upstream developer planned to dispute this issue, but an official dispute has not been posted as of 20121005.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-1618 is rated Moderate Risk (59.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.90%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-10-14 | 1.33% | 1.90% | +0.57% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 1.62% | 1.33% | -0.29% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 1.62% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
GHSA-h86w-m5rm-xr33 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Unescaped parameters in the PostgreSQL JDBC driver
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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unimportant | CVE-2012-1618 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libpgjava), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1618 |
redhat
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— | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1618 |
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2012-1618 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libpgjava), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 4, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-1618 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.1 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql_jdbc_driver | 8.1 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql_jdbc_driver:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |