CVE-2020-13692

PostgreSQL JDBC Driver (aka PgJDBC) before 42.2.13 allows XXE.

Published: 2020-06-04 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-13692 is rated Moderate Risk (63.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.80%, 92th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-13692

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 2026-03-16 7.36% 7.80% +0.45%
2 2026-03-04 2.37% 7.36% +4.98%
3 2026-03-01 — 2.37% —

Full EPSS history (32 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-13692

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.7 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.2 5.5 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-13692

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2020-13692

GHSA-88cc-g835-76rp · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-13692

vendor priority summary link
alpine high CVE-2020-13692: 1 source package rows (java-postgresql-jdbc); 7 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-community, 3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 7, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2020-13692
debian low CVE-2020-13692 low 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-2020-13692
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-13692
suse medium CVE-2020-13692 severity moderate: SUSE including 240 source package names (amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20210304-hvm-ssd-x86_64, amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20220127-hvm-ssd-x86_64, …), 247 product×package rows across 14 product lines (SUSE Liberty Linux 7, SUSE Liberty Linux 7 LTSS, … (14 product lines)): Known Affected 231, Fixed 12, Known Not Affected 4. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-13692/
ubuntu medium CVE-2020-13692 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libpgjava), 16 status rows across 16 suites (bionic, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 12, released 3, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13692

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-13692

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
postgresql postgresql_jdbc_driver < 42.2.13 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql_jdbc_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
quarkus quarkus <= 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:quarkus:quarkus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 32 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-13692

URL Tags
https://github.com/pgjdbc/pgjdbc/commit/14b62aca4764d496813f55a43d050b017e01eb65 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://jdbc.postgresql.org/documentation/changelog.html#version_42.2.13 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r00bcc6b2da972e0d6332a4ebc7807e17305d8b8e7fb2ae63d2a3cbfb%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r01ae1b3d981cf2e563e9b5b0a6ea54fb3cac8e9a0512ee5269e3420e%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0478a1aa9ae0dbd79d8f7b38d0d93fa933ac232e2b430b6f31a103c0%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1aae77706aab7d89b4fe19be468fc3c73e9cc84ff79cc2c3bd07c05a%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4bdea189c9991aae7a929d28f575ec46e49ed3d68fa5235825f38a4f%40%3Cnotifications.netbeans.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r631f967db6260d6178740a3314a35d9421facd8212e62320275fa78e%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7f6d019839df17646ffd0046a99146cacf40492a6c92078f65fd32e0%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb89f92aba44f524d5c270e0c44ca7aec4704691c37fe106cf73ec977%40%3Cnotifications.netbeans.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfe363bf3a46d440ad57fd05c0e313025c7218364bbdc5fd8622ea7ae%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DCCAPM6FSNOC272DLSNQ6YHXS3OMHGJC/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200619-0005/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5196 Third Party Advisory
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