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HIGH8.3

GHSA-m6vm-37g8-gqvh

MySQL Connectors takeover vulnerability

Quick fix

GHSA-m6vm-37g8-gqvh — com.mysql:mysql-connector-j: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

# pom.xml: bump <version>8.2.0</version> for com.mysql:mysql-connector-j

Details

Vulnerability in the MySQL Connectors product of Oracle MySQL (component: Connector/J). Supported versions that are affected are 8.1.0 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Connectors. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in MySQL Connectors, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of MySQL Connectors.

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Affected packages

Maven/com.mysql:mysql-connector-j
Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 8.2.0
Fix# pom.xml: bump <version>8.2.0</version> for com.mysql:mysql-connector-j
Maven/mysql:mysql-connector-java
Introduced in: 0

No fixed version published yet for mysql:mysql-connector-java (maven). Pin to a known-safe version or switch to an alternative.

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