search_path should not be between quotation marks

Query goal:

Write security definer functions securely. Give to the DBMS correctly information about the sequence of schemas that constitute the search path. You shouldn't write search path value between quotation marks or apostrophes. Thus, instead of writing SET search_path = "public, pg_temp"; or SET search_path = 'public, pg_temp'; you should write SET search_path = public, pg_temp;

Notes about the query:

Refers to the column pg_proc.prokind and thus works starting from PostgreSQL 11. In the returned body of routine the query replaces each newline character with the line break (br) tag for the better readability in case the query result is displayed in a web browser. There could be multiple routines with the same name but with different parameters in the same schema (overloading). Thus, for the unique identification of the routine it is necessary to present also its parameters in addition to the schema name and routine name.

Query type:

Problem detection (Each row in the result could represent a flaw in the design)

Query reliability:

Medium (Medium number of false-positive results)

Query license:

MIT License

Data source:

INFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog

SQL query:

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SELECT 
  pg_namespace.nspname AS routine_schema, 
  pg_proc.proname AS routine_name,
  pg_get_function_identity_arguments(pg_proc.oid) AS parameters,
  CASE WHEN pg_proc.prokind='f' THEN 'FUNCTION'
  WHEN pg_proc.prokind='p' THEN 'PROCEDURE'
  WHEN pg_proc.prokind='w' THEN 'WINDOW FUNCTION' END AS routine_type,
  array_to_string(proconfig, ',') AS search_path,
  regexp_replace(pg_get_functiondef(pg_proc.oid),'[\r\n]','<br>','g')  AS routine_src
FROM 
  pg_catalog.pg_proc, 
  pg_catalog.pg_namespace
WHERE 
  pg_proc.pronamespace = pg_namespace.oid
 AND prosecdef=TRUE 
 AND pg_proc.prokind<>'a'
 AND array_to_string(proconfig, ',') ~ '"[^^]{0,}"$'
AND pg_namespace.nspname NOT IN (SELECT schema_name
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.schemata
WHERE schema_name<>'public' AND
schema_owner='postgres' AND schema_name IS NOT NULL)
ORDER BY routine_schema, routine_name, parameters;

Collections where the query belongs to

Collection name	Collection description
Find problems automatically	Queries, that results point to problems in the database. Each query in the collection produces an initial assessment. However, a human reviewer has the final say as to whether there is a problem or not .

Collection name

Collection description

Find problems automatically

Queries, that results point to problems in the database. Each query in the collection produces an initial assessment. However, a human reviewer has the final say as to whether there is a problem or not .

Categories where the query belongs to

Category name	Category description
Does not work in some earlier PostgreSQL version	Queries of this category provide information that was not available in some earlier PostgreSQL version
Security	Queries of this category provide information about the security measures.
User-defined routines	Queries of this category provide information about the user-defined routines

Category name

Category description

Does not work in some earlier PostgreSQL version

Queries of this category provide information that was not available in some earlier PostgreSQL version

Security

Queries of this category provide information about the security measures.

User-defined routines

Queries of this category provide information about the user-defined routines

Reference materials for further reading

Reference
https://www.cybertec-postgresql.com/en/abusing-security-definer-functions/
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-createfunction.html#SQL-CREATEFUNCTION-SECURITY

Reference

https://www.cybertec-postgresql.com/en/abusing-security-definer-functions/

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-createfunction.html#SQL-CREATEFUNCTION-SECURITY