{"id":64263,"date":"2025-08-23T12:07:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T12:07:50","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-03T04:05:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T10:05:39","slug":"cve-2025-55282-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-aiven-database-migration-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55282-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-aiven-database-migration-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-55282: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Aiven Database Migration Tool<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the rapidly evolving domain of cybersecurity, it is imperative for organizations to stay up-to-date with the latest vulnerabilities and ensure their systems are safeguarded effectively. The recently identified Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) CVE-2025-55282 pertains to aiven-db-migrate, an Aiven database migration tool widely used across various sectors. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33075-a-critical-windows-installer-vulnerability-that-leads-to-privilege-elevation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72359\">vulnerability allows a user to escalate their privileges<\/a> to that of a superuser inside PostgreSQL databases during a migration from an untrusted source server. The threat this poses is significant, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27055-memory-corruption-leads-to-potential-system-compromise-during-image-encoding\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74296\">potential consequences including system compromise<\/a> or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-55282<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS Score: 9.1)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27050-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74798\">System compromise and potential data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3172651105\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>aiven-db-migrate | Prior to 1.0.7<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-55282 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43273-sandbox-restriction-bypass-vulnerability-in-macos-sequoia\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72951\">vulnerability exploits a lack of search_path restriction<\/a> in the Aiven database migration tool. By manipulating this, an attacker can override pg_catalog, which is the system catalog schema of PostgreSQL. This manipulation allows the attacker to execute untrusted operators as a superuser, thereby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6754-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-seo-metrics-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72697\">escalating their privileges<\/a> within the PostgreSQL database. This could potentially lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53495-unauthorized-access-data-leakage-in-wikimedia-foundation-mediawiki-abusefilter-extension\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72582\">unauthorized access to sensitive data<\/a> or even complete system control.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3068504283\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is a conceptual example of how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50240-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-nbcio-boot-v1-0-3\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71938\">vulnerability might be exploited using a SQL<\/a> query:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">BEGIN;\nSET search_path TO untrusted_schema, pg_catalog;\nCREATE OPERATOR untrusted_schema.= (PROCEDURE = texteq, LEFTARG = text, RIGHTARG = text);\nCOMMIT;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above pseudocode, the attacker sets the search_path to include the untrusted schema and then creates a new operator in this schema that could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30327-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-incopy-leading-to-potential-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73699\">potentially run malicious code<\/a> or commands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, users are advised to update the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55283-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-aiven-database-migration-tool\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81061\">Aiven database migration<\/a> tool to version 1.0.7 or later, where the issue has been fixed. If for some reason updating is not immediately possible, implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) could serve as a temporary mitigation measure. Additionally, organizations should always ensure to follow best security practices, such as least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1411-exploitation-of-unnecessary-privileges-in-ibm-security-verify-directory-container\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78093\">privilege principle and regular security<\/a> audits, to prevent such vulnerabilities from being exploited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the rapidly evolving domain of cybersecurity, it is imperative for organizations to stay up-to-date with the latest vulnerabilities and ensure their systems are safeguarded effectively. The recently identified Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) CVE-2025-55282 pertains to aiven-db-migrate, an Aiven database migration tool widely used across various sectors. 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