CVE•Published 2018-05-10•Modified 2026-10-08•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2018-1115Postgresql · Postgresql
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.1
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
90
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 10% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
postgresql before versions 10.4, 9.6.9 is vulnerable in the adminpack extension, the pg_catalog.pg_logfile_rotate() function doesn't follow the same ACLs than pg_rorate_logfile. If the adminpack is added to a database, an attacker able to connect to it could exploit this to force log rotation.
Timeline
Published 2018-05-10
Modified 2026-10-08
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2018-1115Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Postgresql Postgresql"All exposed Postgresql Postgresql instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Postgresql"HTTP body or banner mentions "Postgresql" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2018-1115Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2018-1115Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2018-1115Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2018-1115GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2018-1115" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.