CVE-2023-31043

EnterpriseDB EDB Postgres Advanced Server (EPAS) before 14.6.0 logs unredacted passwords in situations where optional parameters are used with CREATE/ALTER USER/GROUP/ROLE, and redacting was configured with edb_filter_log.redact_password_commands. The fixed versions are 10.23.33, 11.18.29, 12.13.17, 13.9.13, and 14.6.0.

Published: 2023-04-23 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-31043 is rated Moderate Risk (42.2/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). 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-2023-31043

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 0.14% 0.43% +0.29%
2 2026-04-25 0.17% 0.14% -0.03%
3 2026-04-24 0.17%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-31043

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 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:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 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:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-31043

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-31043

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
enterprisedb postgres_advanced_server < 10.23.33 cpe:2.3:a:enterprisedb:postgres_advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enterprisedb postgres_advanced_server >= 11.1.7, < 11.18.29 cpe:2.3:a:enterprisedb:postgres_advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enterprisedb postgres_advanced_server >= 12.1.2, < 12.13.17 cpe:2.3:a:enterprisedb:postgres_advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enterprisedb postgres_advanced_server >= 13.1.4, < 13.9.13 cpe:2.3:a:enterprisedb:postgres_advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enterprisedb postgres_advanced_server >= 14.1.0, < 14.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:enterprisedb:postgres_advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-31043

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