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pentesting-postgresql
Testing PostgreSQL database services (default port 5432, fallback 5433) for trust-auth and default/weak credentials, role/privilege enumeration, the COPY ... FROM PROGRAM command-execution primitive, large-object and server-file read/write, CREATEROLE privilege escalation, and extension/config-file RCE during authorized engagements.
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# Pentesting PostgreSQL (port 5432)
## When to Use
- Default port `5432/tcp` (`pgsql`); if in use, PostgreSQL often falls back to `5433`.
- Banner/`nmap` shows `postgresql`/`pgsql`; a `\list` showing an `rdsadmin` database means you are on **AWS RDS**.
- Use with recovered creds, when `pg_hba.conf` `trust` auth is suspected, or to escalate from `CREATEROLE`/superuser to OS command execution.
## Quick Enumeration
```bash
# Version + scripts
nmap -sV -p5432 <IP>
msfconsole -q -x 'use auxiliary/scanner/postgres/postgres_version; set RHOSTS <IP>; run; exit'
# Connect