CVE-2025-22248
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.
Published:May 13, 2025
Last Modified:Jul 18, 2025
EPS:May 13, 2025
EPSS Score:0.00101
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Broadcom
Product
Bitnami
Broadcom
Bitnami
Vendor
Broadcom
Product
Bitnami\/pgpool
Broadcom
Bitnami\/pgpool
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
