CVE-2024-21272: MySQL Connector/Python connector takeover vulnerability

October 15, 2024 (updated October 24, 2024)

Vulnerability in the MySQL Connectors product of Oracle MySQL (component: Connector/Python). Supported versions that are affected are 9.0.0 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Connectors. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of MySQL Connectors. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-hgjp-83m4-h4fj
github.com/mysql/mysql-connector-python
github.com/mysql/mysql-connector-python/commit/e6b927af06e8a85bd3754f602df96a5592b4558c
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21272
www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2024.html

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