ghsa-4jvf-wx3f-2x8q
Vulnerability from github
Published
2025-11-13 22:22
Modified
2025-11-13 22:22
Severity ?
8.0 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.6 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary
AWS Advanced Python Wrapper: Privilege Escalation in Aurora PostgreSQL instance
Details

Description of Vulnerability:

An issue in AWS Wrappers for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL may allow for privilege escalation to rds_superuser role. A low privilege authenticated user can create a crafted function that could be executed with permissions of other Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) users.

AWS recommends customers upgrade to the following versions: AWS Python Wrapper to v1.4.0

Source of Vulnerability Report:

Allistair Ishmael Hakim allistair.hakim@gmail.com

Affected products & versions:

AWS Python Wrapper < 1.4.0

Platforms:

MacOS/Windows/Linux

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "aws_advanced_python_wrapper"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.4.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-12967"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-470"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-11-13T22:22:07Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-11-10T18:16:06Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Description of Vulnerability:\n\nAn issue in AWS Wrappers for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL may allow for privilege escalation to rds_superuser role. A low privilege authenticated user can create a crafted function that could be executed with permissions of other Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) users.\n\nAWS recommends customers upgrade to the following versions:  AWS Python Wrapper to v1.4.0\n\n\n### Source of Vulnerability Report: \nAllistair Ishmael Hakim \u003callistair.hakim@gmail.com\u003e\n\n\n### Affected products \u0026 versions: \nAWS Python Wrapper \u003c 1.4.0\n\n\n### Platforms: \nMacOS/Windows/Linux",
  "id": "GHSA-4jvf-wx3f-2x8q",
  "modified": "2025-11-13T22:22:07Z",
  "published": "2025-11-13T22:22:07Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-go-wrapper/security/advisories/GHSA-7wq2-32h4-9hc9"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-jdbc-wrapper/security/advisories/GHSA-7xw4-g7mm-r4hh"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/security/advisories/GHSA-4jvf-wx3f-2x8q"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-pgsql-odbc/security/advisories/GHSA-q327-fgm8-7mxf"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12967"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/pull/1007"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2025-028"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/releases/tag/1.4.0"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "AWS Advanced Python Wrapper: Privilege Escalation in Aurora PostgreSQL instance "
}


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