SecuriTricks - CVE-2025-12817

Description

Missing authorization in PostgreSQL CREATE STATISTICS command allows a table owner to achieve denial of service against other CREATE STATISTICS users by creating in any schema. A later CREATE STATISTICS for the same name, from a user having the CREATE privilege, would then fail. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.1, 17.7, 16.11, 15.15, 14.20, and 13.23 are affected.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Postgresql	Postgresql	<13.23, <14.20, <15.15, <16.11, <17.7, <18.1

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	postgresql	postgresql	<13.23	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	postgresql	postgresql	<14.20	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	postgresql	postgresql	<15.15	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	postgresql	postgresql	<16.11	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	postgresql	postgresql	<17.7	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	postgresql	postgresql	<18.1	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2025-12817/

CVSS Score

3.1 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: HIGH
Privileges Required: LOW
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Timeline

Published: Nov. 13, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 14, 2025, 4:42 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

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Source

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CVE-2025-12817