Improper Access Control Affecting mysql package, versions [5.5.0,5.5.57)[5.6.0,5.6.37)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MYSQL-2333943
  • published12 Jan 2022
  • disclosed8 Aug 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 8 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-3636  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mysql to version 5.5.57, 5.6.37 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Access Control. Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Client programs). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.56 and earlier and 5.6.36 and earlier. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where MySQL Server executes to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Server accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of MySQL Server accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L).

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