Improper Privilege Management in MySQL Connectors Java

Also known as GHSA-4vrv-ch96-6h42

Published 8 y ago 2018-10-17 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

8.8

v3.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

3.7%

percentile 90%

Public exploits

none known

Vulnerability in the MySQL Connectors component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Connector/J). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.12 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Connectors. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of MySQL Connectors. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago 2024-10-02

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.74% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	3.0	8.8	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
NVD	2.0	6.5	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`
GitHub	3.0	8.8	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

Affected packages

Ecosystem	Package	Affected	Fixed in
maven	`mysql:mysql-connector-java`	<8.0.13	8.0.13

Affected products

Oracle Corporation MySQL Connectors

Classification

Weakness

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

securitytracker.com /id/1041888 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
securityfocus.com /bid/105589 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
oracle.com /technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20181018-0002/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2019:1545 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3258 · advisory
security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20181018-0002 · web

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2018-3258
GitHub Advisory: GHSA-4vrv-ch96-6h42
NVD: CVE-2018-3258

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Summary