CVE-2012-5615

mediumpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.148 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEUUS
grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
2 exploits · functional
Likely / severe?
14.8% (97th) EPSS
CVSS 5 · medium
Is it mine?
6 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Oracle MySQL 5.5.38 and earlier, 5.6.19 and earlier, and MariaDB 5.5.28a, 5.3.11, 5.2.13, 5.1.66, and possibly other versions, generates different error messages with different time delays depending on whether a user name exists, which allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames.

01

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

5.0
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.05mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 2.9
v2.04.5mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:POCsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
02

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

03

exploits (2)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

04

affected products (6)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

05

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

06

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

published 2012-12-03modified 2026-06-16
08

references (41)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

scry

Attackers weaponise vulnerabilities like this against internet-exposed services. See what is exposed on your perimeter with a free passive scan.

Free scan