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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-22038

CVE-2023-22038: 
MySQL vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-22038 is a security vulnerability affecting MySQL Server versions 8.0.33 and prior, specifically in the Server: Security: Privileges component. The vulnerability was disclosed as part of Oracle's July 2023 Critical Patch Update (Oracle CPU).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 2.7 (Low severity) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. This indicates that the vulnerability requires network access and high privileges to exploit, but has low complexity and requires no user interaction. The scope is unchanged, with no impact on confidentiality, low impact on integrity, and no impact on availability (NVD).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Server accessible data. The vulnerability requires a high-privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server (Oracle CPU).

Mitigation and workarounds

Oracle has released patches for this vulnerability in MySQL version 8.0.34. Users are strongly recommended to update to this version or later. The vulnerability affects multiple platforms including Fedora, Ubuntu, and various NetApp products, which have also released their respective security updates (NetApp Advisory).

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Source: This report was generated using AI

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