Improper access control in MySQL Connectors - CVE-2017-3589

 

Improper access control in MySQL Connectors - CVE-2017-3589

Published: April 12, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11786
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3589
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Oracle
Affected software:
MySQL Connectors

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated attacker to write arbitrary files on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper access control. A local attacker can gain unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Connectors accessible data.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-3589

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources