Security restrictions bypass in MySQL Connectors - CVE-2017-3590

 

Security restrictions bypass in MySQL Connectors - CVE-2017-3590

Published: April 26, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12252
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3590
CWE-ID: CWE-264
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 in MySQL Connectors due to improper security restrictions. A local attacker can update, insert or delete some of MySQL Connectors accessible data.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-3590

Install update from vendor's website.

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