Security restrictions bypass in MySQL Enterprise Monitor - CVE-2017-3307

 

Security restrictions bypass in MySQL Enterprise Monitor - CVE-2017-3307

Published: April 26, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12253
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 1.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3307
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to 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, update, insert or delete some of MySQL Enterprise Monitor accessible data and partially cause the service to crash.

Affected software

MySQL Enterprise Monitor

How to mitigate CVE-2017-3307

Install update from vendor's website.


External References

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