CVE-2023-21912

mysql: Server: Security: Privileges unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2023)

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Security: Privileges). Supported versions that are affected are 5.7.41 and prior and 8.0.30 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

USN-6060-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in MySQL. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update includes new upstream MySQL versions to fix these issues. MySQL has been updated to 5.7.42 in Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-12-17 CVE Reserved
2023-04-18 CVE Published
2025-02-13 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230427-0007

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2023.html	2023-04-27

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-21912	2023-05-16
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2188110	2023-05-16

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Server Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql Server"				>= 5.7.0 <= 5.7.41 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql Server" and version " >= 5.7.0 <= 5.7.41"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Server Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql Server"				>= 8.0.0 <= 8.0.30 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql Server" and version " >= 8.0.0 <= 8.0.30"		-		Affected