CVE-2012-5613
mediumpriority · attend · 45EPSS 0.317 · 98 %ileexploit · weaponizedEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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exploits (7)
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- exploit/windows/mysql/mysql_mofOracle MySQL for Microsoft Windows MOF Executionweaponized · metasploit
- exploit/windows/mysql/mysql_start_upOracle MySQL for Microsoft Windows FILE Privilege Abuseweaponized · metasploit
- EDB-23077MySQL (Linux) - Database Privilege Escalationfunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-23179Oracle MySQL (Windows) - MOF Execution (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-35777Oracle MySQL (Windows) - FILE Privilege Abuse (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
affected products (3)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (18)
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.htmlcnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/6cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53372cnnvd
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xmlcnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4cnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/6enisa_euvd
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