THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2009-5026
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2009-5026

Mysql vulnerability

CVSS
6.8
EPSS
7.8%
EPSS pct
94th
Exploited
No known
The executable comment feature in MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.93 and 5.1.x before 5.1.50, when running in certain slave configurations in which the slave is running a newer version than the master, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via custom comments.
Affected vendor
Mysql
Affected product
Mysql
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2012-08-17

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 7.8% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2009-5026

  • Confirm whether Mysql Mysql is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2009-5026.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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