CVE-2025-22248

[pgpool] Unauthenticated access to postgres through pgpool

Critical · published May 13, 2025

CVSS v4.0
9.4
EPSS
1%
Percentile
42.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The bitnami/pgpool Docker image, and the bitnami/postgres-ha k8s chart, under default configurations, comes with an 'repmgr' user that allows unauthenticated access to the database inside the cluster. The PGPOOL_SR_CHECK_USER is the user that Pgpool itself uses to perform streaming replication checks against nodes, and should not be at trust level. This allows to log into a PostgreSQL database using the repgmr user without authentication. If Pgpool is exposed externally, a potential attacker could use this user to get access to the service. This is also present within the bitnami/postgres-ha Kubernetes Helm chart.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
9.4 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
EPSS
0.00502 · 42.0th percentile
Published
2025-05-13T09:13Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 MAY 09:13Z
    [pgpool] Unauthenticated access to postgres through pgpool
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