Security restrictions bypass in MySQL Enterprise Monitor - CVE-2017-3306
Published: April 26, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12239
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3306
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information, write arbitrary files and cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in MySQL Enterprise Monitor due to improper security restrictions. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, create, delete or modify critical data or all MySQL Enterprise Monitor accessible data, gain unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all MySQL Enterprise Monitor accessible data and partially cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in MySQL Enterprise Monitor due to improper security restrictions. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, create, delete or modify critical data or all MySQL Enterprise Monitor accessible data, gain unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all MySQL Enterprise Monitor accessible data and partially cause the service to crash.
Affected software
MySQL Enterprise Monitor
How to mitigate CVE-2017-3306
Install update from vendor's website.