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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-21379
CVE-2022-21379:
MySQL vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Vulnerability CVE-2022-21379 affects MySQL Server component: Server: Group Replication Plugin in versions 8.0.27 and prior. This is an easily exploitable vulnerability that allows high privileged attackers with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server (Oracle CPU Jan 2022, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 4.9 (Medium) with vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. The vulnerability specifically affects the Group Replication Plugin component of MySQL Server (Oracle CPU Jan 2022, NetApp Advisory).
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server (NVD, Oracle CPU Jan 2022).
Mitigation and workarounds
Oracle has released patches to address this vulnerability in MySQL version 8.0.28. Users are strongly recommended to update to this version or later. For systems that cannot be immediately updated, limiting network access to trusted users and implementing strong access controls is recommended (Oracle CPU Jan 2022).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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