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Improper Authorization Affecting mysql:mysql-connector-java package, versions [,8.0.28)

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Privileges Required High
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.1% (40th percentile)
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NVD
6.6 medium
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Red Hat
6.6 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-MYSQL-2386864
  • published 28 Jan 2022
  • disclosed 18 Jan 2022
  • credit Unknown
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Introduced: 18 Jan 2022

CVE-2022-21363 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-285 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade mysql:mysql-connector-java to version 8.0.28 or higher.

Overview

mysql:mysql-connector-java is a provides connectivity for client applications developed in the Java programming language with MySQL Connector/J, a driver that implements the Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) API.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authorization via the MysqlSQLXML::getSource() function. A malicious actor with high privileges can access all of the MySQL connector's accessible data and crash the connectors.