Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel in MySQL Connectors - CVE-2018-3258

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Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel in MySQL Connectors - CVE-2018-3258

Published: July 19, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU19264
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3258
CWE-ID: CWE-288
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows an attacker to operate the product.

The vulnerability exists due to the access control bypass in the in the "Connector/J" component. A remote authenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols can takeover the MySQL Connectors.

Affected software

MySQL Connectors
Fedora
Fuse
mysql-connector-java

How to mitigate CVE-2018-3258

Install updates from vendor's website.

MySQL Connectors - update to 8.0.13
Fuse - update to 7.3.1
mysql-connector-java - addressed in versions 8.0.13-1.fc27, 8.0.13-1.fc28, 8.0.13-1.fc29

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