CVE-2025-22248 json
[pgpool] Unauthenticated access to postgres through pgpool
published 2025-05-13 17 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also BIT-pgpool-2025-22248 , EUVD-2025-14374 , GHSA-mx38-x658-5fwj
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- bitnami pgpool 4.6.0-1
- broadcom bitnami 16.0.0
- broadcom bitnami/pgpool 4.6.0-1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 17 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 9.4 | 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 |
| CNA | 4.0 | 9.4 | 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | pgpool | <4.6.0-1 |
4.6.0-1 |
Affected products
- VMware Bitnami
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-1188 Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
References
-
github.com
/bitnami/charts/security/advisories/GHSA-mx38-x658-5fwj
vendor-advisory, web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-22248
- NVD CVE-2025-22248
- OSV BIT-pgpool-2025-22248
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