Improper Access Control in MySQL Connectors Java

Also known as GHSA-2xxh-f8r3-hvvr

Published 9 y ago 2017-04-24 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

8.5

v3.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

2.9%

percentile 87%

Public exploits

none known

Vulnerability in the MySQL Connectors component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Connector/J). Supported versions that are affected are 5.1.40 and earlier. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Connectors. While the vulnerability is in MySQL Connectors, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of MySQL Connectors. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago 2024-10-04

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.88% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	3.0	8.5	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`
NVD	2.0	6.0	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`
GitHub	3.0	8.5	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`

Affected packages

Ecosystem	Package	Affected	Fixed in
maven	`mysql:mysql-connector-java`	<5.1.41	5.1.41

Affected products

Oracle Corporation MySQL Connectors

Classification

Weakness

CWE-284 Improper Access Control

References

oracle.com /technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2017-3236618.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
securityfocus.com /bid/97982 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3840 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3523 · advisory

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2017-3523
GitHub Advisory: GHSA-2xxh-f8r3-hvvr
NVD: CVE-2017-3523

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Summary