CVE-2007-6303

Public Exploit

Description

MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.51a, 5.1.x before 5.1.23, and 6.0.x before 6.0.4 does not update the DEFINER value of a view when the view is altered, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a sequence of statements including a CREATE SQL SECURITY DEFINER VIEW statement and an ALTER VIEW statement.

3.5

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.55%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0040
http://lists.mysql.com/announce/502
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-04.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29706	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38989	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29443	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:017	vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2187
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00467.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1157.html	vendor advisory
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-23.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4198	vdb entry vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00475.html	vendor advisory
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-52.html
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=29908	exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26832	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019085	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28025	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/6.0/en/news-6-0-4.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487606/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/28838	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-588-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28063	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28739	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6303?: CVE-2007-6303 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6303?: To fix CVE-2007-6303, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-6303 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-6303 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.