Improper Access Control Affecting mysql package, versions [5.5.0,5.5.61)[5.6.0,5.6.41)[5.7.0,5.7.22)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team. Learn more

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (33rd percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications

Snyk Learn

Learn about Improper Access Control vulnerabilities in an interactive lesson.

Start learning
  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MYSQL-2334218
  • published12 Jan 2022
  • disclosed19 Apr 2018
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 19 Apr 2018

CVE-2018-2773  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mysql to version 5.5.61, 5.6.41, 5.7.22 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 5.5.59 and prior, 5.6.39 and prior and 5.7.21 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where MySQL Server executes to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.1 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1