SQL injection in mysql and MariaDB - CVE-2012-4414
Published: January 23, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43161
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4414
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
MariaDB Foundation
MariaDB Foundation
Affected software:
mysql
MariaDB
mysql
MariaDB
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-4414
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Sources
- http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=66550
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00020.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:102
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
- http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/2013/01/13/cve-2012-4414-in-mysql-5-5-29-and-percona-server-5-5-29/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/11/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55498
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=852144
- https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-382