CVE-2012-5613
Description
MySQL 5.5.19 and possibly other versions, and MariaDB 5.5.28a and possibly other versions, when configured to assign the FILE privilege to users who should not have administrative privileges, allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging the FILE privilege to create files as the MySQL administrator. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating that this is only a vulnerability when the administrator does not follow recommendations in the product's installation documentation. NOTE: it could be argued that this should not be included in CVE because it is a configuration issue.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Oracle MySQL (Windows) - FILE Privilege Abuse (Metasploit)
Oracle MySQL (Windows) - MOF Execution (Metasploit)
MySQL (Linux) - Database Privilege Escalation
Metasploit modules
OS impact
Linux kernel Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| - | Not affected | — |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53372
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53372
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4
CWEs
CWE-16
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.