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Improper Authorization

CVE-2024-21166

Medium
5.9/10

Summary

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: InnoDB). It is difficult to exploit this vulnerability. This flaw allows a highly privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification of access to critical data or all MySQL Server accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. This vulnerability affects mysql-server package versions through 8.0.36, and 8.1.0 through 8.3.0.

  • HIGH
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-285 - Improper Authorization

The software does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published