CVE-2012-5613
What it is
MySQL 5.5.19 and possibly other versions, and MariaDB 5.5.28a and possibly other versions, when configured to assign the FILE privilege to users who should not have administrative privileges, allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging the FILE privilege to create files as the MySQL administrator. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating that this is only a vulnerability when the administrator does not follow recommendations in the product's installation documentation. NOTE: it could be argued that this should not be included in CVE because it is a configuration issue.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a login. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 31.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 31.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.0 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 31.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-16
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Mariadb 5.5.28a
- Oracle MySQL 5.5.19
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 6.0
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53372
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53372
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4