CVE-2008-4456

MySQL 5 - Command Line Client HTML Special Characters HTML Injection

Severity Score

2.6

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the command-line client in MySQL 5.0.26 through 5.0.45, and other versions including versions later than 5.0.45, when the --html option is enabled, allows attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by placing it in a database cell, which might be accessed by this client when composing an HTML document. NOTE: as of 20081031, the issue has not been fixed in MySQL 5.0.67.

Vulnerabilidad de secuencias de comandos en sitios cruzados (XSS) en el cliente command-line en MySQL v5.0.26 a la v5.0.45, cuando la opción --html está activa, permite a los atacantes inyectar web script o HTML de su elección colocándolo en una celda de la base de datos, a la que puede acceder el cliente al comoponer un documento HTML.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-09-30 First Exploit
2008-10-06 CVE Reserved
2008-10-06 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-11-18 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (26)

URL	Tag	Source
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2008/Oct/0026.html	Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/36566	Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4357	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.henlich.de/it-security/mysql-command-line-client-html-injection-vulnerability	X_refsource_misc
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496842/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496877/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497158/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497885/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31486	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45590	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11456	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32445	2008-09-30
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=27884	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html	2019-12-17
http://secunia.com/advisories/32072	2019-12-17
http://secunia.com/advisories/34907	2019-12-17
http://secunia.com/advisories/38517	2019-12-17
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-897-1	2019-12-17
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1783	2019-12-17
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:094	2019-12-17
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1289.html	2019-12-17
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0110.html	2019-12-17
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1	2019-12-17
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4456	2010-02-16
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=466518	2010-02-16

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mysql Search vendor "Mysql"		Mysql Search vendor "Mysql" for product "Mysql"				5.0.4 Search vendor "Mysql" for product "Mysql" and version "5.0.4"		-		Affected
Mysql Search vendor "Mysql"		Mysql Search vendor "Mysql" for product "Mysql"				5.0.30 Search vendor "Mysql" for product "Mysql" and version "5.0.30"		-		Affected
Mysql Search vendor "Mysql"		Mysql Search vendor "Mysql" for product "Mysql"				5.0.36 Search vendor "Mysql" for product "Mysql" and version "5.0.36"		-		Affected
Mysql Search vendor "Mysql"		Mysql Search vendor "Mysql" for product "Mysql"				5.0.44 Search vendor "Mysql" for product "Mysql" and version "5.0.44"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				5.0.26 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "5.0.26"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				5.0.27 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "5.0.27"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				5.0.30 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "5.0.30"		sp1		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				5.0.32 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "5.0.32"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				5.0.33 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "5.0.33"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				5.0.37 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "5.0.37"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				5.0.38 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "5.0.38"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				5.0.41 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "5.0.41"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				5.0.42 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "5.0.42"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				5.0.45 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "5.0.45"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				5.0.67 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "5.0.67"		-		Affected