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From: Dave Page <[email protected]>
To: Qasim Tahir <[email protected]>
Cc: Akshay Joshi <[email protected]>
Cc: pgadmin-hackers <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Potential Security Issue: Permissions in PgAdmin Installation Directory
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2024 08:04:18 -0700
Message-ID: <CA+OCxoz6CQzKbrjhWOtUQYk=K8feBk3YnQdp7sYcmR-XqynaLQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
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Akshay, could you or one of the team look into this please?

Thanks.

On Fri, 31 May 2024 at 23:27, Qasim Tahir <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
> Platform and package details are below
>
> Platform: *Rocky 8.9*
> *pgadmin *version*:  8.7*
>
> Regards
> Qasim
>
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2024 at 3:09 AM Dave Page <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> On Thu, 30 May 2024 at 23:17, Qasim Tahir <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear PgAdmin Community,
>>>
>>> I am writing to report a potential security issue with the permissions
>>> set in the PgAdmin installation directory.
>>>
>>> After installing PgAdmin, I observed that several directories, including
>>> 'bin', 'venv', and 'web', have 775 permissions. Here are the details of the
>>> directory permissions:
>>> [image: image.png]
>>>
>>> Given the broad access provided by 775 permissions, there is a concern
>>> about the potential for unauthorized access or modifications.
>>>
>>>
>>> I would like to ask if these permissions are necessary for PgAdmin's
>>> operation or if they could be tightened to enhance security.
>>>
>>> Your guidance on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thank you for your attention to this issue.
>>>
>>
>> What platform and package is this exactly?
>>
>> --
>> Dave Page
>> pgAdmin: https://www.pgadmin.org
>> PostgreSQL: https://www.postgresql.org
>> EDB: https://www.enterprisedb.com
>>
>>

-- 
Dave Page
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