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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-1597

postgresql postgresql_jdbc_driver Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Published Oct 30, 2024 · catalog updated Oct 30, 2024 · postgresql postgresql_jdbc_driver Improper Neutralization

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CVE-2024-1597 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm postgresql postgresql_jdbc_driver Improper Neutralization against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

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  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (postgresql postgresql_jdbc_driver Improper Neutralization).
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Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
4.81%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor postgresql postgresql_jdbc_driver

pgjdbc, the PostgreSQL JDBC Driver, allows attacker to inject SQL if using PreferQueryMode=SIMPLE. Note this is not the default. In the default mode there is no vulnerability. A placeholder for a numeric value must be immediately preceded by a minus. There must be a second placeholder for a string value after the first placeholder; both must be on the same line. By constructing a matching string payload, the attacker can inject SQL to alter the query,bypassing the protections that parameterized queries bring against SQL Injection attacks. Versions before 42.7.2, 42.6.1, 42.5.5, 42.4.4, 42.3.9,

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  • vendor postgresql postgresql_jdbc_driverversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2024-1597

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-1597 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm postgresql postgresql_jdbc_driver Improper Neutralization against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 4.81%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

PostgreSQL security

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 30, 2024 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    pgjdbc, the PostgreSQL JDBC Driver, allows attacker to inject SQL if using PreferQueryMode=SIMPLE. Note this is not the default. In the default mode there is no vulnerability. A placeholder for a numeric value must be immediately preceded by a minus. There must be a second placeholder for a string value after the first placeholder; both must be on the same line. By constructing a matching string p

  2. Oct 30, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-1597

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-1597

    30-day exploitation probability 4.8%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-1597

    pgjdbc, the PostgreSQL JDBC Driver, allows attacker to inject SQL if using PreferQueryMode=SIMPLE. Note this is not the default. In the default mode there is no vulnerability. A placeholder for a numeric value must be immediately preceded by a minus. There must be a second placeh

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.