CVE-2014-0060

PostgreSQL before 8.4.20, 9.0.x before 9.0.16, 9.1.x before 9.1.12, 9.2.x before 9.2.7, and 9.3.x before 9.3.3 does not properly enforce the ADMIN OPTION restriction, which allows remote authenticated members of a role to add or remove arbitrary users to that role by calling the SET ROLE command before the associated GRANT command.

Published: 2014-03-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-0060 is rated Moderate Risk (50.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.12%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +3.61% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-0060

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 2026-06-15 0.52% 4.12% +3.61%
2 2026-02-25 0.95% 0.52% -0.44%
3 2025-12-14 0.95%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-0060

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-0060

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-0060

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2014-0060: 1 GLSA(s) (201408-15), 1 atom(s) (dev-db/postgresql-server); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-0060
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0060
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-0060 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (postgresql-8.4, postgresql-9.1, postgresql-9.3), 21 status rows across 7 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic): DNE 11, released 10. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0060

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-0060

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
postgresql postgresql <= 8.4.19 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.9 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.10 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.11 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.12 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.13 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.14 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.15 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.16 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.17 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.18 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.1.11 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-0060

URL Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0103.html
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00018.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00038.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0211.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0221.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0249.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0469.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/61307
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6448
http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/20140220securityrelease Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2864
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2865
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1506/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2120-1
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-0060
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6536
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