CVE-2023-21875

MEDIUM

Oracle MySQL <8.0.31 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Security: Encryption). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.31 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all MySQL Server accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.9 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H).

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2023.html

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9
EPSS 0.0019
EPSS Percentile 41.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

Status published
Products (1)
oracle/mysql 8.0 - 8.0.31
Published Jan 18, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026